Basic Structure Doctrine
The doctrine of Basic Structure emerged on 24th April 1973 in the Keshavananda Bharati case. By this doctrine the Judiciary restricts the amending powers of the Parliament so that the ‘Basic Structure of the Constitution’ is not modified in the exercise of its ‘constituent power’ under Article 368 of the Indian constitution.
The doctrine states that certain features of the constitution of India, amendment of which will change the basic structure of the constitution cannot be amended by the Parliament. The word "Basic Structure" is not mentioned in the constitution but was recognized for the first time in the Kesavananda Bharati case of 1973.
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