Category: Judicial Review
Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors Vs State Of Kerala And Anr on 24 April, 1973
This is the landmark judgment of Supreme Court, where in Hon’ble Justice Hans Raj Khanna has outlined the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution and that only those amendments which tend to affect the ‘basic structure of the Constitution’ are subject to judicial review.
Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors Vs State Of Kerala And Anr on 24 April, 1973Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesavananda_Bharati_v._State_of_Kerala
Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors Vs Union Of India & Ors on 31 July, 1980
In this landmark judgment from Apex Court, two sections of Article 368 of Constitution of India are struck down as being invalid and unconstitutional, as they are against the basic structure of Constitution.
Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors Vs Union Of India & Ors on 31 July, 1980Citation : 1980 AIR 1789, 1981 SCR (1) 206
Indiankanoon.org link : https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1939993/