Reviewed case brief
I.C. Golak Nath and Others v State of Punjab
AIR 1967 SC 1643
AIR 1967 SC 1643 · Supreme Court of India (Eleven-judge bench)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1967
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Parliament has no power to abridge or take away any of the fundamental rights in Part III through the amending power under Article 368; a constitutional amendment is 'law' within Article 13(2). (Overruled by Kesavananda Bharati, 1973.)
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How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1967 SC 1643; landmark eleven-judge bench decision, overruled by Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.