(Para 557 and 558)
Implied limitations of ‘‘a basic structure’’, operating from even outside the
language of Art 368 as it stood before the 24th amendment, restrict its scope.
These limitations must however, be related to provisons of the Constitution.
AIR 1973 SC 1461. Followed.
(Para 575)
(T) Constitution of India, Art 368 – Fundamental Rights – whether
part of basic structure of Constitution.
Per Khanna, J. : – It was pointed out that no distinction was made by his
Lordship in AIR 1973 SC 1461 so far as the ambit and scope of the power of
amendment is concerned between a provision relating to fundamental rights
and provisions dealing with matters other than fundamental rights. The
limitation inherent in the word ‘‘amendment’’ according to which it is not
permissible by amendment of the Constitution to change the basic structure
of the Constitution was to operate equally on articles pertaining to
fundamental rights as on other articles not pertaining to those rights.
(Observations of Khanna. J. in AIR 1973 SC 1461, Explained).
(Paras 251, 252)
Cases
Referred :
Chronological
Paras
AIR 1975
SC 290
(1974) 2 SCC 660
480
AIR 1975
SC 308
113, 119, 120, 490, 493,
495, 496,643
249
AIR 1975
SC 1234
(1975 2 SCC 175:
232
AIR 1975
SC 1389
1975 BBCJ 456
606
AIR 1975
SC 1417
AIR 1974
SC 396
(1974) 2 SCR 530
607
AIR 1974
SC 1660
(1974) 4 SCC 98
151
AIR 1974
SC 2044
(1974) 2 SCC 539:
606
AIR 1974
SC 2068
(1974) 2 SCC 363
232
(1975) 1 SCR 605
607
AIR 1974
SC 2349
414
1975 Tax LR 1223
Civil App. Nos. 262-273 587-591
and 1351-1402 of 1971 and
1883-1921 of 1972 D/- 4-11-1974
235, 385
AIR 1973 SC 405
1973 Tax LR 1951
606
AIR 1973
1973 (Supp) SCR 1
SC 1461
15, 16, 135, 152, 153, 175, 198, 210,
251, 253, 264, 280, 283, 331, 337,
344, 347, 354, 358, 396, 477, 514,
515, 521, 522, 523, 524, 557, 558,
564, 572, 575, 596, 598, 623, 626, 651
AIR 1972
SC 425
(1972) 1 SCR 1055 :
606