Constitutional Amendments
The 'Basic Structure' doctrine was propounded in which case?
Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)
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Constitutional Amendments
Which amendment was substantially at issue in the Kesavananda Bharati case?
44th Amendment
Constitutional Amendments
In which case did the Supreme Court first hold that Parliament CANNOT amend Fundamental Rights?
Golaknath (1967)
Constitutional Amendments
The 24th Constitutional Amendment (1971) was a response to which judgment?
Golaknath case
Constitutional Amendments
Which amendment first made presidential assent to Constitutional Amendment Bills compulsory?
24th Amendment (1971)
Constitutional Amendments
Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980) struck down which clauses of the 42nd Amendment?
Clauses making amendments immune from judicial review and giving DPSPs primacy over FRs
Constitutional Amendments
Which of the following has been held to be part of the 'basic structure'?
Judicial review
Constitutional Amendments
The basic structure doctrine implies that —
Parliament can amend the Constitution but cannot alter its basic features
Indian Constitution
Who first demanded a Constituent Assembly for India orally in 1895?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Indian Constitution
Who gave the idea of a Constituent Assembly in WRITTEN form in 1934?
M.N. Roy (Manvendra Nath Roy)