Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 91 · Decided 24 April 1973
His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalavaru v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 91 · [1973] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 135/1970
- Decided
- 24 April 1973
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, J.M. SHELAT, K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER, A.N. RAY, P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, D.G. PALEKAR, HANS RAJ KHANNA, KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, S.N. DWIVEDI, A.K. MUKHERJEA, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (13-judge bench)
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 15, 19, 13(2), 14, 19(l)(f), 25, 26, 31
Headnote
KESAVANANDA BHARAT! SRIPADAGALA VAR U u. STATE OF KERALA April 24, 1973 (S. M. SIKRI, C. J., J. M. SHELAT, K. S. HEGDE, A. N. GROVER, A. N. RAY, P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, D. G. PALEK.AR, H. R. KHANNA, IC K. MATHEW, M. H. BEG, S. N. DWIVEDI, A. K. MUKHERJEA AND Y. V. CHANDRACHUD, JJ.) Constitution of Distinction between legislative power and constituent power. Article 368-"Amendment" meaning of-"Amcndmcnt" if includes the power to abrogate the Constitution-If includes the power to alter the basic struc­ ture or frame-work of the Constitution, Fundamental
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