The basic structure (or doctrine) of the Constitution of India applies only to constitutional amendments, which states that the Parliament cannot destroy or alter the basic features of the Indian ...

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on January 11 questioned the legitimacy of the basic structure doctrine, an unwritten rule that Parliament cannot amend certain features of the Constitution. Dhankar ...

Renowned German Professor Dietrich Conrad travelled to India in 1965. He lectured at the Banaras Hindu University on certain facets of the Constitution, which are inalienable, unalterable, and ...

The story so far: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar’s recent public criticism of the judiciary and remark that courts cannot dilute “parliamentary sovereignty” sparked a debate ...

One of the greatest cases in the history of the Indian Judiciary, Executive and legislature that made a shock-absorbent base for the Indian Constitution is the Kesavananda Bharati case of 1973. This ...

The Chief Justice of India, D. Y. Chandrachud compared the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution to the North Star, an unfailing guide which shows the way when the path appears convoluted. His ...

April 29 should be celebrated as ‘People’s Day’ every year. In my view, the date April 29, 1973 is right next to January 26, 1950, which was marked as the first Republic Day, in terms of significance ...

When Kenya’s Supreme Court said that the basic structure doctrine is not part of Kenya’s constitutional culture and therefore the 2010 Constitution will not be interpreted through that lens, it ...

This history of the Indian judiciary and Supreme Court is marked by several landmark judgments that reinforced the notion of constitutional morality, entrenched and strengthened fundamental rights and ...