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Kesavananda Verdict

The Kesavananda Bharati case was a landmark Supreme Court decision in India. It established the Basic Structure Doctrine. This doctrine asserts that certain fundamental features of the Constitution cannot be altered or destroyed. The verdict emphasised the supremacy of the Constitution. It reinforced the balance of power between the legislature and judiciary. This ruling has had a lasting impact on Indian constitutional law.

Judicial Review and Judicial Activism

Judicial review is the power of the judiciary to declare the laws of the legislature and the orders...

 June 29, 2024

The Supreme Court of India: Role

The role of the Supreme Court as the custodian of (a) the federal scheme as visualized by the...

 June 27, 2024

Amendability of the Fundamental Rights

Article 368 of the Constitution provides for the power of the Parliament as also the method of amending...

 May 13, 2024

Supreme Court and the Fundamental Rights

In the light of Article 13 which forbids the State (the legislatures making laws and the executives, issuing...

 May 12, 2024

Some Major Changing Trends of the Indian Constitution

Every written constitution is the result of certain times. As times change, new trends changing situations, problems arise,...

 April 20, 2024

1973 Kesavananda Bharati Case’s ‘Basic Structure’ Concept Revisited

The concept of 'basic structure' in the Indian Constitution has its roots embedded in a historic judgement from...

 April 26, 2020

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