Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on January 11 questioned the legitimacy of the basic structure doctrine, an unwritten rule that Parliament cannot amend certain features of the Constitution. Dhankar ...
The story so far: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar’s recent public criticism of the judiciary and remark that courts cannot dilute “parliamentary sovereignty” sparked a debate ...
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution – which separates powers of the judiciary and the executive – is a guiding star, reported ...
The SC however ruled in KB that this list was not exhaustive. (Representational Illustration/IE) Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar believes the Supreme Court’s reliance on the ‘basic structure’ doctrine ...
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman on Monday spoke in defense of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution, stating that if it is ever overridden, it would be disastrous for the ...
The Indian Constitution is a proverbial ship of Theseus to some extent. The mythical ship of Theseus, the Greek hero, was preserved for long, but each old plank was replaced with new timber. This ...
Roots of Constitution’s basic structure doctrine With the introduction of the 9th Schedule in the Constitution, certain legislations were immunised from the reach of the judiciary. It was a ...
The Congress party on Monday hit out at former Chief Justice of India and member of Parliament Ranjan Gogoi for terming the basic structure doctrine of the Indian Constitution ‘debatable’. Congress ...
The preamble of the Constitution has only been changed once during the tenure of then PM Indira Gandhi in 1976. (Image credit: The Indian Express) Amid immense buzz around the Narendra Modi government ...
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