Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala is a landmark 1973 Supreme Court of India judgment that established the basic structure doctrine, limiting Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Supreme Court of India judgment
constitutional law case
landmark judgment
areaOfLaw basic structure of the Constitution
constitutional amendments
benchStrength 13 judges
chiefJusticeOnBench S. M. Sikri
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Article 368 of the Constitution of India
constitutionalProvisionInvolved Part III of the Constitution of India
fundamental rights
country India
court Supreme Court of India
dateDecided 1973-04-24
fullCaseName His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru v. State of Kerala and Another
holding Parliament cannot alter the basic structure of the Constitution
Parliament has wide but not unlimited power to amend the Constitution under Article 368
impact established that certain features of the Constitution are unamendable
limited Parliament's power to amend the Constitution
influenced subsequent basic structure cases in India
isLandmarkInIndianConstitutionalLaw true
isLargestBenchToDecideConstitutionalCaseInIndia true
judgeOnBench A. K. Mukherjea
A. N. Grover
A. N. Ray
D. G. Palekar
H. R. Khanna
J. M. Shelat
K. K. Mathew
K. S. Hegde
M. H. Beg
P. Jaganmohan Reddy
S. M. Sikri
S. N. Dwivedi
Y. V. Chandrachud
jurisdiction original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India
legalCitation (1973) 4 SCC 225
AIR 1973 SC 1461
legalIssue scope of Parliament's power to amend the Constitution of India
validity of constitutional amendments affecting fundamental rights
legalPrincipleEstablished basic structure doctrine
majority 7 judges
minority 6 judges
overruledPrecedent Golaknath v. State of Punjab
petitioner Kesavananda Bharati
petitionerAffiliation Edneer Mutt, Kerala
petitionerOccupation Hindu seer
ratioOfDecision 7:6
respondent State of Kerala
linked to: Kerala
subjectMatter challenge to constitutional amendments and land reform laws
yearDecided 1973

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