Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on January 11 questioned the legitimacy of the basic structure doctrine, an unwritten rule that Parliament cannot amend certain features of the Constitution. Dhankar ...
The story so far: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar’s recent public criticism of the judiciary and remark that courts cannot dilute “parliamentary sovereignty” sparked a debate ...
Renowned German Professor Dietrich Conrad travelled to India in 1965. He lectured at the Banaras Hindu University on certain facets of the Constitution, which are inalienable, unalterable, and ...
The Chief Justice of India, D. Y. Chandrachud compared the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution to the North Star, an unfailing guide which shows the way when the path appears convoluted. His ...
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday questioned the landmark Supreme Court judgment that evolved the doctrine of basic structure, asking if the judiciary can put fetters on the Parliament’s ...
To be a basic structure, it must be a terrestrial concept having its habitat within the four corners of the constitution, he had held. Justice Mathew posed an interesting question: if high courts and ...
This history of the Indian judiciary and Supreme Court is marked by several landmark judgments that reinforced the notion of constitutional morality, entrenched and strengthened fundamental rights and ...
On January 11, Vice President Jadgeep Dhankhar criticised the basic structure doctrine of the Supreme Court, contending the court had invoked this principle to transgress its powers and curtail the ...
The SC however ruled in KB that this list was not exhaustive. (Representational Illustration/IE) Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar believes the Supreme Court’s reliance on the ‘basic structure’ doctrine ...