Important Doctrines About Constitutional Amendments and Parliamentary Power
1. Doctrine of Basic Structure Parliament holds enormous power under Article 368 to amend the Constitution. That power have limits? Yes. The Supreme Court in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) drew the line. The court held that Parliament…
Rule of Law: Meaning, Dicey’s Theory, and Constitutional Importance in India
1. Introduction — No One Is Above the Law Let us start with a simple but powerful image. A police officer arrests a citizen without any lawful authority, beats them in custody, and walks away — because nobody dares challenge a person in uniform. A…
The Amendment of the Indian Constitution
1. Introduction — A Constitution That Must Live and Breathe Imagine writing a set of rules in 1950 to govern a country of 350 million people — rules meant to last not just for that generation, but for every generation that follows. How do you write…