When Kenya’s Supreme Court said that the basic structure doctrine is not part of Kenya’s constitutional culture and therefore the 2010 Constitution will not be interpreted through that lens, it ...

Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday said that there can be no trace of doubt that the basic structure doctrine stabilizes Constitutional governance and the rule of law. Meanwhile, ...

This history of the Indian judiciary and Supreme Court is marked by several landmark judgments that reinforced the notion of constitutional morality, entrenched and strengthened fundamental rights and ...

Of late, there has been criticism of the Basic Structure Doctrine on two major grounds, first, it was propounded for the first time by the Supreme Court in its judgment in Kesavananda Bharaticase ...

The historically acclaimed 1973 Kesavananda Bharati judgment by an unprecedented 13-judge bench, by a majority of 7:6, propounded the "basic structure" doctrine and held that the soul of the ...

The Constitution of India enshrines a vision of justice — social, economic, and political — and a commitment to equality in status and opportunity. But history has shown us that these ideals are often ...

Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. The debate in Rajya Sabha on Monday over the Government ...

Recently, a constitutional debate of immense significance has been taking place among local legal experts in the media. Retired Federal Court judges have also chimed in, forcefully expressing ...

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman on Monday spoke in defense of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution, stating that if it is ever overridden, it would be disastrous for the ...

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman on Monday spoke in defense of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution, stating that if it is ever overridden, it would be disastrous for the ...