In the landmark judicial evolution of India, the doctrine of the 'Basic Structure' of the Constitution was formally propounded by the Supreme Court in which historic case?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The doctrine of the Basic Structure was propounded by a 13-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the landmark Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala case in 1973, establishing that Parliament cannot alter the fundamental framework of the Constitution through amendments. Golaknath had previously ruled that fundamental rights could not be amended. The Minerva Mills case reinforced judicial review as part of the basic structure.