The Constitution of India provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister as its head, to aid and advice the President in the exercise of his functions.
1. Administration.
2. Law making.
3. Interpreting the Constitution.
4. Judicial Review.
5. Protecting and Guarding the rights of the people.
6. Administrative functions.
7. Advisory functions.
8. Other functions.
(a) Administration of justice is the most important function of judiciary. Judiciary is there to hear and decide the disputes, both civil and criminal cases. The main function of the judiciary is to interpret the existing law as it is.
(b) The judiciary can modify, expand or make laws. According to Laski, “the courts find the law, but in finding courts also makes it.” The judges can exercise discretionary power and give their own interpretation to such laws
(c) Interpolating the constitution is another function of the judiciary’. In a federal state the constitution is supreme.
(d) The judiciary in federal-state enjoys the power to review the laws passed by legislature.
(e) Judiciary is the guardian of the fundamental rights of the people. It protects the individual rights.
(f) The judiciary also performs some administrative functions. The court appoints their local officials and subordinate staff.
(g) In some countries, the judiciary performs advisory functions also. For e.g : the President of India can seek the advise of Supreme Court on any question of constitutional law.
(h) The judiciary in every’ country acts as a court of record also. It keeps record of all its. decisions and advises.
