Explanation:

• Correct Option: (a) Explanation: Option (a) is correct.
• Supplementary notes: Supreme court of India: The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judicial authority of India and the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution.
• It is the highest constitutional court and has the fi nal decision in all legal matters pertaining to common law which excludes legal authority over personal laws.
• It also has the power of judicial review.
• The Chief Justice of India is the Head of the Supreme Court, which consists of a maximum of 34 judges, and has extensive powers in the form of original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions.
• Supreme Court has been assigned the role of a sentinel on the qui vive” as regards fundamental rights.
• The right to get redress from the Court is itself a fundamental right, and the Court cannot abandon its own duty in this regard.