Of late, there has been criticism of the Basic Structure Doctrine on two major grounds, first, it was propounded for the first time by the Supreme Court in its judgment in Kesavananda Bharaticase ...

The Chief Justice of India, D. Y. Chandrachud compared the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution to the North Star, an unfailing guide which shows the way when the path appears convoluted. His ...

Renowned German Professor Dietrich Conrad travelled to India in 1965. He lectured at the Banaras Hindu University on certain facets of the Constitution, which are inalienable, unalterable, and ...

The SC however ruled in KB that this list was not exhaustive. (Representational Illustration/IE) Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar believes the Supreme Court’s reliance on the ‘basic structure’ doctrine ...

With the changing requirements of the populace, the constitution also requires amendments to accommodate and manage the strain between the political system and constitutional ideals. Article 368 of ...

On April 24, 1973, the Supreme Court of India declared that Parliament did not have the power to amend certain aspects of the Constitution, its “basic structure”. The Kesavananda Bharati judgement, as ...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday called upon his counterparts in eight non-BJP-ruled States, West Bengal, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Jharkhand, Punjab, and ...

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of its landmark ‘Kesavananda Bharati’ judgment barring the Parliament from amending the basic structure of the Constitution, including fundamental rights, the Supreme ...

• The basic structure doctrine presupposes that the Constitution in question was attained through a genuinely participatory process. • What people endorsed in the 2010 referendum was a caricature of ...