Keshvananda Bharti
Historical defended Keshvananda Bharti died at 79. You must have heard about the Keshavananda Bharti case. Here we have compiled the 10 things you should know about him and his case.
- He fought against the “Bhumi Sudhar Kanoon” by India Government
- A 13 judges supreme court bench held that the government cant changes the structure of the constitution of India.
- Even if the constitution is amended by the parliament, it should be in sync with the fundamental structure of the constitution.
- The judgment in the Keshavananda Bharti case is known as the “Basic structure Doctrine”
- The Kerala government tried to control the management of Religious property of his Math. He opposed it. Although the constitution was amended so that it can skip the judiciary in the future.
- But even in that case, the Supreme court held that an amendment in the constitution can be challenged in court. It can be reviewed whether it is against the basic structure of the constitution of India.
- In the case of Golak Nath Vs. The state of Punjab was held by the Supreme court that parliament cant curtails any fundamental right given in the constitution of India.
- Its decision run into 700 pages.
- It is a landmark judgment because in the future also it was applied to curtail amendments in the constitution of India