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Question

The 24th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971 was enacted in response to which Supreme Court judgment?

  1. Kesavananda Bharati case
  2. Minerva Mills case
  3. Shankari Prasad case
  4. Golak Nath case

Answer:

Option D: Golak Nath case

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Golak Nath case”.

The 24th Amendment was passed to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Golak Nath case, which held that Parliament could not amend Fundamental Rights.