Multiple choice

In which one of the following cases, the Supreme Court held that fundamental rights are unamendable?

  1. A.K. Gopalan's case

  2. Keshvananda Bharti' s case

  3. M.Mehta' s case

  4. Golak Nath' s case
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Explanation

In Golak Nath v. State of Punjab (1967), the Supreme Court held that Fundamental Rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution are unamendable. This ruling was later overturned by the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973), which established that Parliament can amend Fundamental Rights but cannot alter the 'Basic Structure' of the Constitution.

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