Question

The 'Basic Structure Doctrine' was enunciated by the Supreme Court during the:

• A. Golaknath case
• B. Maneka Gandhi cas
• C. Kesavananda Bharati case
• D. S R Bommai case

Answer 1

The correct option is A Golaknath case

The Supreme Court held that the Parliament has power to amend any provision of the constitution, but doing so, the basic structure of the constitution is to be maintained. The basic features of the Constitution have not been explicitly defined by the Judiciary. Some of the features of the Constitution that are accepted as "basic" are:

1. Supremacy of the Constitution
2. Judicial Review
3. Secularism
4. Rule of law
5. The principle of Separation of Powers