Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Crisis of democratic Order

Question:

In which one of the following cases, the Supreme Court decided that there are some basic features of the Constitution that cannot be amended?

Options:

Golaknath Case

Keshavananda Bharti Case

Minerva Mills Case

Sajjan Singh Case

Correct Answer:

Keshavananda Bharti Case

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Keshavananda Bharti Case

In the Keshavananda Bharti Case (1973), the Supreme Court of India ruled that Parliament cannot alter the "basic structure" of the Constitution, even through constitutional amendments. This is known as the Basic Structure Doctrine, and it is a landmark judgment in Indian constitutional history.