In which case was the Basic Structure Doctrine propounded?
The Basic Structure Doctrine was propounded in the Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) case.
The Basic Structure Doctrine was propounded in the landmark Indian Supreme Court case Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala in 1973. In this case, the largest Constitutional Bench of 13 judges ruled, by a narrow margin of 7:6, that although Parliament has wide powers to amend the Constitution under Article 368, it cannot alter the basic structure or framework of the Constitution. This doctrine establishes that certain fundamental aspects of the Constitution are inviolable and cannot be amended by the legislature. The doctrine was formally introduced through the detailed judgment given by Justice Hans Raj Khanna in this case.
Thus, Kesavananda Bharati is the seminal case where the Basic Structure Doctrine was first propounded.
