INDIAN JURISPRUDENCE has been influenced by:
Aonly Western traditions (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences)
Bonly colonial law (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences)
CWESTERN traditions (positivism, natural law, realism); INDIAN traditions (Hindu jurisprudence, Islamic law, Buddhist, Jain); BLENDED MODERN JURISPRUDENCE in Constitutional cases — basic structure (Kesavananda), social justice (Maneka, Olga Tellis), substantive equality (Indra Sawhney, Janhit Abhiyan), transformative constitutionalism
Donly indigenous law (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences) (cf. Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. WESTERN traditions (positivism, natural law, realism); INDIAN traditions (Hindu jurisprudence, Islamic law, Buddhist, Jain); BLENDED MODERN JURISPRUDENCE in Constitutional cases — basic structure (Kesavananda), social justice (Maneka, Olga Tellis), substantive equality (Indra Sawhney, Janhit Abhiyan), transformative constitutionalism
1. INDIAN JURISPRUDENCE blends multiple traditions:
2. (i) WESTERN — positivism (procedural law); natural law (constitutional rights); realism (Indian Supreme Court's contextual approach); critical legal studies (in academia);
3. (ii) INDIAN traditions — Hindu jurisprudence (Dharmaśāstra), Islamic law, Buddhist and Jain legal thought; reinterpreted by Ambedkar, Gandhi, and modern scholars;
4. (iii) BLENDED MODERN JURISPRUDENCE:
5. (a) BASIC STRUCTURE (Kesavananda) — unique Indian doctrine combining constitutional supremacy with judicial review;
6. (b) SOCIAL JUSTICE (Maneka Gandhi, Olga Tellis) — expansive Article 21;
7. (c) SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY (Indra Sawhney, Janhit Abhiyan) — affirmative action;
8. (d) TRANSFORMATIVE CONSTITUTIONALISM (Karl Klare's term applied to Indian context).
9. INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL JURISPRUDENCE has been studied globally as a model for developing-world constitutionalism.
10. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence influences_
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