Keshvanand Bharati case: Basic structure of Constitution doctrine - Indian polity and Governance
Q. "The theory of basic structure of the Constitution" doctrine is outcome of which court case? - Published on 10 Jul 15a. Minerva Mills case
b. Golak Nath case
c. Gopalan vs. State of Madras case
d. Keshvanand Bharati case
ANSWER: Keshvanand Bharati case
The basic structure doctrine is an Indian judicial principle that the Constitution of India has certain basic features that cannot be altered or destroyed through amendments by the parliament.Key among these "basic features", are the fundamental rights granted to individuals by the constitution. The doctrine thus forms the basis of a limited power of the Supreme Court to review and strike down constitutional amendments enacted by the Parliament which conflict with or seek to alter this "basic structure" of the Constitution. The basic structure doctrine applies only to constitutional amendments.
