2 Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relations · 2.1.4 Amendment and basic structure

2.1.4.2 Basic structure doctrine: evolution and elements

Parliament can amend any part of the Constitution, including Fundamental Rights, but it cannot destroy its basic structure; the Supreme Court built this rule step by step from 1951 to 1973 and has applied it ever since.

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Key terms

  • basic structure
  • Shankari Prasad
  • Sajjan Singh
  • Golaknath
  • Kesavananda Bharati
  • Minerva Mills
  • Waman Rao
  • I.R. Coelho
  • prospective overruling
  • 24 April 1973
  • NJAC

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