civil liberties case A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
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The civil liberties case A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras was a landmark 1950 decision of the Supreme Court of India that narrowly interpreted fundamental rights, especially personal liberty under Article 21, and shaped early Indian constitutional jurisprudence on preventive detention.
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| civil liberties case A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: civil liberties case A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras Context triple: [A. K. Gopalan, knownFor, civil liberties case A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras]
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I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab is a landmark 1967 Indian Supreme Court case that held Parliament could not amend fundamental rights under the Constitution, sharply limiting its amending power until this view was later modified.
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B.
S. R. Bommai v. Union of India
S. R. Bommai v. Union of India is a landmark 1994 Supreme Court of India judgment that curtailed the arbitrary use of President’s Rule and strengthened federalism by applying the basic structure doctrine to center-state relations.
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C.
A. C. Jose v. Sivan Pillai
A. C. Jose v. Sivan Pillai is a landmark Supreme Court of India judgment that clarified the scope of the Election Commission’s powers in conducting elections under the Indian Constitution.
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D.
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
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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E.
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India is a landmark 2017 Supreme Court of India judgment that unanimously affirmed the fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: civil liberties case A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras Target entity description: The civil liberties case A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras was a landmark 1950 decision of the Supreme Court of India that narrowly interpreted fundamental rights, especially personal liberty under Article 21, and shaped early Indian constitutional jurisprudence on preventive detention.
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A.
I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab is a landmark 1967 Indian Supreme Court case that held Parliament could not amend fundamental rights under the Constitution, sharply limiting its amending power until this view was later modified.
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B.
S. R. Bommai v. Union of India
S. R. Bommai v. Union of India is a landmark 1994 Supreme Court of India judgment that curtailed the arbitrary use of President’s Rule and strengthened federalism by applying the basic structure doctrine to center-state relations.
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C.
A. C. Jose v. Sivan Pillai
A. C. Jose v. Sivan Pillai is a landmark Supreme Court of India judgment that clarified the scope of the Election Commission’s powers in conducting elections under the Indian Constitution.
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D.
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
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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E.
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India is a landmark 2017 Supreme Court of India judgment that unanimously affirmed the fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
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