The Limitation on Amendments to Constitution of India
Keywords:
Basic structure doctrine, supreme court, Indian polity, hierarchicalAbstract
Purpose: The Paper aims to put into focus that the basic structure doctrine of the ideology of constitutionalism is not only a binding precedent in law but an expression of the basic features of the constitution of India which have stood the test of time to keep the nation together in peace and harmony. Methodology: Critical Analysis and discussion on principles put into interpretation. Findings: The country cannot afford the dilute the basic structure doctrine as set out by the Supreme Court as the same represents the very foundation of the Indian polity
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