SHORT ANSWER:
The basic structure doctrine ensures that certain fundamental rights cannot be altered or destroyed by parliamentary amendments.
DETAILS:
- Established by the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973).
- It protects the core principles of the Constitution, including fundamental rights.
- Parliament cannot amend the Constitution in a way that alters its basic structure.
PUNISHMENT / IMPLICATIONS (if applicable):
- Any amendment violating the basic structure can be declared unconstitutional by the judiciary.
SOURCE:
- Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, 1973 (Supreme Court Judgment)
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