D. G. Palekar
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D. G. Palekar was an Indian Supreme Court judge known for serving on the landmark Kesavananda Bharati constitutional bench that defined the basic structure doctrine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| D. G. Palekar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5738398 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: D. G. Palekar Context triple: [Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, judgeOnBench, D. G. Palekar]
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A.
Dinkar G. Kelkar
Dinkar G. Kelkar was an Indian art collector and scholar best known for assembling the extensive collection of traditional Indian artifacts that formed the basis of the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune.
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B.
Mahadev Sahai
Mahadev Sahai was the father of Rajendra Prasad, the first President of independent India.
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C.
N. C. Kelkar
N. C. Kelkar was an Indian nationalist leader, journalist, and writer who played a prominent role in the freedom movement and Marathi public life in the early 20th century.
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D.
P. L. Deshpande
P. L. Deshpande was a celebrated Marathi writer, humorist, actor, and music composer, renowned for his witty literature and contributions to Marathi theatre and cinema.
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E.
Jagdish Prasad Mathur
Jagdish Prasad Mathur was an Indian politician and key early leader instrumental in shaping the ideology and organization of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: D. G. Palekar Target entity description: D. G. Palekar was an Indian Supreme Court judge known for serving on the landmark Kesavananda Bharati constitutional bench that defined the basic structure doctrine.
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A.
Dinkar G. Kelkar
Dinkar G. Kelkar was an Indian art collector and scholar best known for assembling the extensive collection of traditional Indian artifacts that formed the basis of the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune.
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B.
Mahadev Sahai
Mahadev Sahai was the father of Rajendra Prasad, the first President of independent India.
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C.
N. C. Kelkar
N. C. Kelkar was an Indian nationalist leader, journalist, and writer who played a prominent role in the freedom movement and Marathi public life in the early 20th century.
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D.
P. L. Deshpande
P. L. Deshpande was a celebrated Marathi writer, humorist, actor, and music composer, renowned for his witty literature and contributions to Marathi theatre and cinema.
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E.
Jagdish Prasad Mathur
Jagdish Prasad Mathur was an Indian politician and key early leader instrumental in shaping the ideology and organization of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian judge
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Justice of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Supreme Court jurisprudence of India
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linked to:
Indian constitutional law
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| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| employer | Government of India ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | constitutional law ⓘ |
| genre | judicial opinion ⓘ |
| hasRole | constitutional bench judge ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the basic structure doctrine in Indian constitutional law
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serving on the Kesavananda Bharati constitutional bench ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hindi ⓘ Marathi ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indian legal system ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| notableCase | Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala ⓘ |
| notableIdea | application of the basic structure doctrine ⓘ |
| notableWork | judicial opinions in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala ⓘ |
| occupation | judge ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kesavananda Bharati constitutional bench
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linked to:
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
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| positionHeld | Judge of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New Delhi
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linked to:
New Delhi, India
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: D. G. Palekar Description of subject: D. G. Palekar was an Indian Supreme Court judge known for serving on the landmark Kesavananda Bharati constitutional bench that defined the basic structure doctrine.
Referenced by (1)
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