SAJJAN SINGH vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN(With Connected Petitions)

The Supreme Court upheld the Constitution (Seventeenth Amendment) Act, 1964, affirming its validity against challenges that it required ratification by states under Article 368. The Court clarified that amendments affecting fundamental rights do not always necessitate such ratification unless they substantially infringe upon High Court powers under Article 226. The judgment emphasized that the amendment aimed to facilitate agrarian reform by adding 44 Acts to the Ninth Schedule, thus reinforcing legislative intent to protect these laws from judicial review.