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". . . .We, therefore, hold that the power of judicial review over legislative action vested in me High Court under Article 226 and in this Court under Article 32 of the Constitution is an integral and essential feature of the Constitution, constituting pan of its basic structure. Ordinarily, therefore, the power of High Court and the Supreme Court to test the constitutional validity of legislations can never be ousted or excluded." (Para 78) "We also hold that the power vested in the High Court to exercise judicial superintendence over the decisions of all Courts and Tribunals within their respective jurisdictions is also part of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is because a situation where the High Courts are divested of all other judicial functions apart from that of constitutional interpretation, is equally to be avoided." (Para 79)