Previous Year Question
Which of the following is not a main feature of the Indian Constitution?
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
A Committed Judiciary is not a feature of the Indian Constitution. Instead, the Constitution provides for an independent and impartial judiciary.
The Supreme Court of India has expressly recognised that independenc of the judiciary forms part of the Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution. Judges are expected to decide cases independently according to the Constitution and law, rather than being committed to a political party, government or particular political ideology.
Article 50 of the Constitution also directs the State to take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive. Its purpose is to protect judicial functions from improper executive influence.
In contrast, a written Constitution, supremacy of the Constitution and constitutional distribution of powers are important characteristics of the Indian constitutional system. Different functions are assigned to the legislature, executive and judiciary, with a system of checks and balances among them.