BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · ప్రశ్న 108
In which case did the Supreme Court first propound the doctrine of the 'basic structure' of the Constitution?
సమాధానం చూపించు & వివరణ
సమాధానం: (B) Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala
వివరణ
In Kesavananda Bharati (1973), a 13-judge bench held Parliament cannot alter the Constitution's basic structure.
- (A) తప్పు
Wrong: Golaknath (1967) held Parliament cannot amend FRs, but did not use 'basic structure'.
- (B) సరైనది
Correct: the 1973 judgment introduced the basic structure doctrine.
- (C) తప్పు
Wrong: Minerva Mills (1980) applied and strengthened it.
- (D) తప్పు
Wrong: only Kesavananda first laid it down.