Political Science · Political Institutions in India
The idea of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution was discussed in the?
AS. R. Bommai case
BGolak Nath case
CKesavananda Bharati case ✓ Correct
DSajjan Singh case
Correct answer: (C) Kesavananda Bharati case — The Kesavananda Bharati case set out the basic structure, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Kesavananda Bharati case set out the basic structure, so that is the answer.
★The Supreme Court decided it in 1973.
★It held that Parliament cannot alter the basic structure by amendment.
★This became the foundation of the basic structure doctrine.
★It limits the amending power under Article 368.
★The other cases did not give the doctrine.
★Thus the answer is the Kesavananda Bharati case.
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