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QUESTION N01
GS2
12.5 marks

What was held in the Coelho case? In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance amongst the basic features of the Constitution?

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What the examiner wants

Explain/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “What was held in the Coelho case? In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance amongst the basic features of the Constitution?” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Case Laws.

Explain/AnalyseAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘What was held in the Coelho case? In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance amongst the basic feature’, directly answer: What was held in the Coelho case?≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘What was held in the Coelho case? In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance amongst the basic feature’, directly answer: In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance amongst the basic features of the Constitution?≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘What was held in the Coelho case? In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance among’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Case Laws≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Case LawsExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘What was held in the Coelho case? In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance amongst the bas’, avoid a generic note on Case Laws; answer the actual wording/directive and the Case Laws proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘What was held in the Coelho case? In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance amongst the bas’, do not add examples around Case Laws unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Provision/institution → issue → implication table
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.