73 constitution was a law under article 13(2) and under that article, all laws in contravention of any of the fundamental rights in Part III of the constitution were expressly declared to be void. Six years later in 1973, a larger Bench of thirteen Judges had to consider the validity of some of the later amendments, the Twenty Fourth, Twenty Fifth and Twenty Ninth Amendment of the constitution. The case was practically based on considering the correctness of the decision of Golaknath. (Kesavananda Bharati V. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461). In Kesavananda the following points were agitated: (a) “Parliament, in exercise of its amending power, cannot fundamental abrogate rights. or These abridge were the the basic human freedoms which the people of India had reserved for themselves while giving to themselves the Constitution; (b) In any event, Parliament, in exercise of its amending power, cannot alter or destroy