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 constitution empowers the Parliament and the State Legislatures to make laws within their respective jurisdiction. Bills to amend the constitution can only be introduced in the Parliament, but ...

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 ...

Once in a lifetime comes a case, that is etched in the memories of all. One of such cases is the Kesavanada Bharti case that shook the entire Legislature, Judiciary and Executive of India. It gave us ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Kenya’s Supreme Court said that the basic structure doctrine is not part of Kenya’s constitutional culture and therefore the 2010 Constitution will not be interpreted through that lens, it ...

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 ...