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Case Summary: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461

Published On: Novemeber 30th 2025 Authored By: Manyata Singh Maharaja Surajmal Institute, GGSIPU Case Title: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461 Citation: AIR 1973 SC 1461, (1973) 4 SCC 225 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: S.M. Sikri (CJI), J.M. Shelat, K.S. Hegde, A.N. Grover, A.N. Ray, D.G. Palekar, H.R. Khanna, […]

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Case Summary: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461

Published On: Novemeber 30th 2025 Authored By: Garima Sherawat Asian Law College Case Title: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala  Citation: AIR 1973 SC 1461, (1973) 4 SCC 225  Court: Supreme Court of India  Bench: 13 Judges Bench (the largest ever in Indian judicial history):  S.M. Sikri (CJI), J.M. Shelat, K.S. Hegde, A.N. Grover, A.N.

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CASE SUMMARY: KESAVANANDA BHARATI V. STATE OF KERALA (1973)

Published On: November 30th 2025 Authored By: Srishti Sinha School of Law, University of Mumbai, Thane sub-campus Case Title: Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru v. State of Kerala & Anr. Citation: AIR 1973 SC 1461; (1973) 4 SCC 225 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Largest constitutional bench ever in India consisting of 13 Judges: S.M. Sikri

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Case Summary: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) 4 SCC 225

Published On: November 13th 2025 Authored By: Hariom Awasthi Shri Ram Institute of Law INTRODUCTION The Constitution of India, enacted in 1950, represented a precarious balance between Parliamentary supremacy and constitutional supremacy. A key difference from the British Parliament, which is recognized to possess unlimited legislative powers, was that the Indian Parliament was bound by

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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973): A Landmark Constitutional Jurisprudence

Published on 17th July 2025 Authored By: Anura Lepcha University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata Introduction The case of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala is a constitutional landmark that established the Basic Structure Doctrine, fundamentally redefining the limits of Parliament’s amending powers under Article 368 of the Indian Constitution. Decided by a historic 13

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