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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

AIR 1973 SC 1461

AIR 1973 SC 1461 · Supreme Court of India (13-judge bench)

basic-structure-doctrineconstitutional-amendmentsarticle-368ninth-schedulefundamental-rights
Court
Supreme Court of India (13-judge bench)
Year
1973
Subjects
Constitutional Law I, Land Laws
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Parliament's amending power under Article 368 cannot alter the basic structure of the Constitution.

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        Ratio decidendi

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