Multiple choice

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Keshavanand Bharati case?

  1. The Parliament is supreme in the matters of legislation.

  2. The Supreme Court has full authority to pronounce on the constitution validity of any state law.

  3. The power under Article 368 to amend the Constitution cannot be so exercised as to alter the basic structure or the essential features of the Constitution.

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Keshavananda Bharati case (1973) established that Parliament's power under Article 368 to amend the Constitution is not unlimited and cannot alter the 'basic structure' or essential features of the Constitution. This is correct. Option A incorrectly claims Parliament is supreme (it is subject to basic structure); Option B misstates the scope.

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