Supreme Court of India · 1973-04-24
Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors vs State of Kerala and Anr
- Citation / case number
- SC 1970/60350
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors
- Respondent
- State of Kerala and Anr
- Bench
- SIKRI, S.M. (CJ) & SHELAT, J.M.,HEGDE, K.S. & GROVER, A.N.,RAY, A.N. & REDDY, P.J. & PALEKAR, D.G.,KHANNA, HANS RAJ & MATHEW, K.K. & BEG, M.H.,DWIVEDI, S.N. MUKHERJEA, B.K. CHANDRACHUD, Y.V.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court ruled on the validity of the Constitution (Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, and Twenty-ninth Amendment) Acts, determining that these amendments did not violate the basic structure doctrine established in the Golakhnath case. The Court held that while Parliament has the power to amend the Constitution, it cannot alter its fundamental framework. The judgment emphasized the protection of fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19(1)(f), and 31, affirming the importance of these rights against legislative encroachments.