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Which Constitutional Amendment's validity was challenged in the Golak Nath case?

  1. First Amendment Act, 1951
  2. Seventeenth Amendment Act, 1964
  3. Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976
  4. Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978

Answer:

Option B: Seventeenth Amendment Act, 1964

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Seventeenth Amendment Act, 1964”.

This amendment added land reform laws to the Ninth Schedule, which was challenged in the Golak Nath case for violating Fundamental Rights.