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Indian Polity UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

In which of the following cases the theory of "basic feature" of the Constitution was first enunciated by the Supreme Court of India:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Golaknath Vs. State of Punjab

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Golaknath Vs. State of Punjab”.

1) 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.

2) The theory of the "basic structure" of the Constitution was first enunciated by the Supreme Court of India in the landmark case of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973).

3) In the Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980) case, the Supreme Court held that the parliament cannot emasculate the fundamental rights of individuals, and also includes the right to liberty and equality (which is not a fundamental right but considered a basic structure of the Constitution).

Similar Questions:

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Supreme Court of India has exclusive jurisdiction regarding Constitutional validity of Central laws.
Reason (R): The Supreme Court is the Guardian of the Indian Constitution.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
The Uttar Pradesh Zamindari abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 is included in the:
  1. A) Fifth Schedule
  2. B) Seventh Schedule
  3. C) Ninth Schedule
  4. D) Eleventh Schedule
Which Article of the Indian Constitution protects person's right to travel abroad?
  1. A) 14
  2. B) 19
  3. C) 21
  4. D) None of the above
Acting Chief Justice of India is appointed by the:
  1. A) Chief Justice of India
  2. B) Chief Justice of India with previous consent of the President
  3. C) President
  4. D) President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
Which of the following enabled the Supreme Court of India to deduce a fundamental right to equal pay for equal work:
  1. A) the word 'socialist' used in the preamble of the the Constitution
  2. B) read with article 14 of the Constitution
  3. C) read with article 16 of the Constitution
  4. D) (a), (b) and (c) all read together
Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts made necessary provisions for the implementation of GST (Goods and Service Tax) regime ?
  1. A) 101st Amendment Act
  2. B) 102nd Amendment Act
  3. C) 103rd Amendment Act
  4. D) 104th Amendment Act
Right to Education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is
  1. A) Included in the Directive Principles of State Policy
  2. B) A Fundamental Right
  3. C) A Statutory Right
  4. D) None of the above
At the winter solstice the noon altitude of the sun at the Tropic of Cancer is:
  1. A) 23.5°
  2. B) 43.0°
  3. C) 47.0°
  4. D) 66.5°
Assertion (A): In matters of State Shivaji was advised by a Council of Ministers.
Reason (R): Each minister held independent charge of his department.

Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Consider the following and arrange these in chronological order :

1. Golak Nath Case
2. Keshavanand Bharti Case
3. 24th Constitution Amendment Act
4. 42nd Constitution Amendment Act

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
  1. A) 1, 3, 2, 4
  2. B) 1, 2, 3, 4
  3. C) 3, 1, 2, 4
  4. D) 3, 1, 4, 2
Under the Constitution of India which of the following is NOT Fundamental Duty?
  1. A) To vote in General Election
  2. B) To develop the scientific temper
  3. C) To safeguard public property
  4. D) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideas
Union Territories in India are administered by:
  1. A) The President
  2. B) The Lt. Governor
  3. C) Home Minister
  4. D) Administrator