Thanks Joseph Punnen for A2A. The meaning of word Maxim here i assume is a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct. read more
The rule of conduct of Judicial review is conventions based as it is not specifically mentioned in the constitution. Under the maxim, The Supreme Court can struck down any law made by parliament under Article 368 which infringes the basic structure of the constitution. read more
Judicial Review and National Supremacy .--Even many persons who have criticized the concept of judicial review of congressional acts by the federal courts have thought that review of state acts under federal constitutional standards is soundly based in the supremacy clause, which makes the Constitution and constitutional laws and treaties the supreme law of the land, 599 to effectuate which Congress enacted the famous Sec. 25 of the Judiciary Act of 1789. read more
The modern Canadian law of judicial review of administrative action finds its origins in the historic English prerogative writs system, through which the royal courts supervised the exercise of executive and administrative, as well as judicial power conferred on “inferior” courts and tribunals. read more