2017 · Q20
Which one of the following judgments declared that the Parliament has NO power to amend any of the provisions of Part III of the Constitution of India?
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- AKesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
- BGolak Nath vs. State of Punjab
- CChampakam Dorairajan vs. State of Madras
- DMinerva Mills Ltd. vs. Government of India
Explanation
In Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab (1967) the Supreme Court held that Parliament had no power to amend the Fundamental Rights in Part III – a view later modified by Kesavananda Bharati (1973), which permitted amendment subject to the basic-structure doctrine. Champakam Dorairajan (1951) concerned reservations and Minerva Mills (1980) the basic structure. Hence (B).