Multiple choice

As a ruling, in which of the following cases did the Supreme Court first strike down a constitutional amendment?

  1. Minerva Mills v. India

  2. Golakh Nath v. the state of Punjab

  3. Kesavananda v. state of Kerala

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

Golaknath v. State Of Punjab (1967 AIR 1643, 1967 SCR (2) 762), or simply the Golaknath case, was a 1967 Indian Supreme Court case, in which the Court ruled that Parliament could not curtail any of the fundamental rights in the Constitution. In this case, the Supreme Court first strikes down a constitutional amendment.

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