Summary
- supremacy of the legis body i.e Parliament over all other govt institutions incl. exec & judiciary
- Sovereign legis may change or repeal any prev legislatio
- not bound by any written law like constitution
- In India there is no parliament sovereignty
- we have constitutional sovereignty 🥳
Checks on Parl Sovereignty in India
- written constitution
- independent judiciary, judicial review
- bar on discussion of conduct of judges
- federal structure
- limited amendment power
- division of powers
- Schedule 7
- limited by presidential vetoes
- limited doctrine of separation of powers