Reviewed case brief

IR Coelho v State of Tamil Nadu

(2007) 2 SCC 1

(2007) 2 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India (Nine-Judge Bench)

Ninth-Schedulebasic-structurejudicial-reviewfundamental-rightsland-reforms
Court
Supreme Court of India (Nine-Judge Bench)
Year
2007
Subjects
Constitutional Law I, Land Laws
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Laws placed in the Ninth Schedule after 24 April 1973 are subject to judicial review if they violate the basic structure of the Constitution.

Facts

    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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        Editorial source

        (2007) 2 SCC 1; verified via SCC Online

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