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In which case did the Supreme Court propound the principle of the basic structure of the constitution?

  • 1
    Balwant Rai Mehta Vs. State of Punjab
  • 2
    Ashok Mehta vs. State of Kerala
  • 3
    Kesavananda Bharati Vs. State of Kerala
  • 4
    None of these
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Answer : 3. "Kesavananda Bharati Vs. State of Kerala"
Explanation :

It was the Kesavananda Bharati case that brought this doctrine into the limelight. It held that the “basic structure of the Indian Constitution could not be abrogated even by a constitutional amendment”. The judgement listed some basic structures of the constitution as: Supremacy of the Constitution.

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