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 ...
On the 50th anniversary of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment, it is time to appreciate how the doctrine brought together the best in advocacy, idealism Kesavananda Bharati (KB) vs State of Kerala — a ...
MUMBAI: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday called the basic structure doctrine a North Star that guides and gives a certain direction to the interpreters and implementers of the ...
The SC however ruled in KB that this list was not exhaustive. (Representational Illustration/IE) Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar believes the Supreme Court’s reliance on the ‘basic structure’ doctrine ...
On January 11, Vice President Jadgeep Dhankhar criticised the basic structure doctrine of the Supreme Court, contending the court had invoked this principle to transgress its powers and curtail the ...