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Question

Which Constitutional Amendment attempted to nullify the effect of the Supreme Court’s ‘basic structure’ doctrine by asserting unlimited amending power to Parliament?

  1. 44th Amendment Act
  2. 39th Amendment Act
  3. 24th Amendment Act
  4. 42nd Amendment Act

Answer:

Option D: 42nd Amendment Act

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “42nd Amendment Act”.

The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 tried to override the Supreme Court’s basic structure doctrine (laid down in the Kesavananda Bharati case) by amending Article 368 and asserting that no constitutional amendment could be challenged in court.