Which landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India declared that the basic structure of the Constitution cannot be amended by Parliament, invalidating portions of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment?

💡 Solution & Explanation

In Minerva Mills v. Union of India in 1980, the Supreme Court ruled that the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution is limited by the basic structure doctrine, striking down parts of the 42nd Amendment that subverted judicial review. Alternative options such as Golaknath dealt with the earlier doctrine of Parliament lacking power to curtail fundamental rights, while Indira Nehru Gandhi concerned election disputes of the Prime Minister.