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 ...

April 29 should be celebrated as ‘People’s Day’ every year. In my view, the date April 29, 1973 is right next to January 26, 1950, which was marked as the first Republic Day, in terms of significance ...

Since Kesavananda Bharati, the SC has been filling a vacuum in India’s basic law with a sense of pragmatism. Renowned German Professor Dietrich Conrad travelled to India in 1965. He lectured at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The recent debate on the doctrine of the basic structure of the Constitution seemed to celebrate an elusive idea of the people. There is an argument that the supremacy of Parliament is unquestionable ...

Delivering the 18th Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture organised by the Bombay Bar Association, CJI DY Chandrachud asserted that the judgment in the Kesavananda Bharati case aids in keeping the soul of ...

Recently I received a message seeking my support for a petition on change.org. The petition basically calls for the rejection of the “basic structure” doctrine, which it claims is being increasingly ...