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The Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrine of ' basic structure of the Constitution' in _______________.

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Golaknath case in 1967
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Sajjan Singh case in 1965
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Sankari Prasad case in 1951
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Keshvananda Bharti case in 1973.
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The correct option is D Keshvananda Bharti case in 1973.
It was in the Kesavananda Bharti Case where Supreme Court gave the concept of Basic Structure. According to it Parliament can amend any part of the constitution subject to the condition that it does not affect its basic structure. There is no one definition of Basic structure and in various cases Supreme court has told that what all would include in Basic Structure.

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