Reviewed case brief
Minerva Mills Ltd. and Ors. v Union of India and Ors.
AIR 1980 SC 1789
AIR 1980 SC 1789 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1980
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Clauses 4 and 5 of Article 368, inserted by the 42nd Amendment (which sought to place constitutional amendments beyond judicial review and grant Parliament unlimited amending power), were struck down as violative of the basic structure doctrine; limited amending power itself is a basic feature of the Constitution.
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Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1980 SC 1789; landmark decision refining the basic structure doctrine post-Kesavananda
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.