Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
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Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan is a 1965 Indian Supreme Court case that examined the scope of Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution, particularly fundamental rights, under Article 368.
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| Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5738335 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan Context triple: [Article 368, subjectOf, Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan]
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Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
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Joseph Shine v. Union of India
Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
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C.
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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Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
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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)
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Target entity: Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan Target entity description: Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan is a 1965 Indian Supreme Court case that examined the scope of Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution, particularly fundamental rights, under Article 368.
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A.
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized consensual same-sex relations by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and affirming constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
-
B.
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
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C.
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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D.
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that examined environmental, displacement, and development issues surrounding large dam construction on the Narmada River.
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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
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ fundamental rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
basic structure of the Constitution (preliminary discussion)
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constitutional amendments ⓘ fundamental rights ⓘ |
| benchType | Constitution Bench ⓘ |
| challengedAmendment |
Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of India
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Seventeenth Constitutional Amendment Act, 1964 ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeOnBench |
P. B. Gajendragadkar
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linked to:
A. M. Sapre
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| citation |
(1965) 1 SCR 933
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AIR 1965 SC 845 ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
amendability of fundamental rights
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amendment of the Constitution of India ⓘ scope of Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| courtLocation |
New Delhi
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linked to:
New Delhi, India
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| decisionYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| effectOnDoctrine | reaffirmed Shankari Prasad on Parliament’s amending power ⓘ |
| followedBy |
I. C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967)
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linked to:
I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
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| heldThat |
Parliament has power under Article 368 to amend any part of the Constitution
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linked to:
Article 368
constitutional amendments are not ‘law’ within the meaning of Article 13 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the basic structure doctrine in India ⓘ |
| judgeOnBench |
J. R. Mudholkar
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M. Hidayatullah ⓘ P. B. Gajendragadkar ⓘ
linked to:
A. M. Sapre
R. S. Bachawat ⓘ V. Ramaswami ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalProvisionInIssue |
Article 13 of the Constitution of India
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Article 368 of the Constitution of India ⓘ fundamental rights provisions of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| notedFor | early articulation of limits on amending power in separate opinions ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 5 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Sajjan Singh ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
I. C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
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linked to:
I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala ⓘ Shankari Prasad Singh Deo v. Union of India ⓘ |
| respondent |
State of Rajasthan
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linked to:
Rajasthan
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| separateOpinionBy |
J. R. Mudholkar
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M. Hidayatullah ⓘ |
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Subject: Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan Description of subject: Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan is a 1965 Indian Supreme Court case that examined the scope of Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution, particularly fundamental rights, under Article 368.
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Article 368 of the Constitution of India
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Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
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