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Democracy and constitutionalism in India [electronic resource] : a study of the basic structure doctrine / Sudhir Krishnaswamy.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Law in India seriesPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 244 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780199081455 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:
  • 342.5403 23
LOC classification:
  • KNS1750 .K757 2010
Online resources: Summary: The basic structure doctrine was announced by the Supreme Court in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala in 1973. This book argues that basic structure review in India is an independent and distinct type of constitutional judicial review which applies to all forms of state action to ensure that such action does not 'damage or destroy' the 'basic features of the Constitution'.
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First published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The basic structure doctrine was announced by the Supreme Court in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala in 1973. This book argues that basic structure review in India is an independent and distinct type of constitutional judicial review which applies to all forms of state action to ensure that such action does not 'damage or destroy' the 'basic features of the Constitution'.

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