https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168310 Parliament's amending power under Article 368 is limited by the basic structure doctrine and cannot be expanded into an unlimited power free from judicial review; an amendment that excludes review of constitutional amendments or denies any limit on constituent power is unconstitutional. The majority also held that the amended Article 31C, by giving Directive Principles overriding effect over Fundamental Rights under Articles 14 and 19, ed the basic structure because it destroyed the balance between Parts III and IV and weakened equality and liberty guarantees. Section 55 was therefore void, and section 4 was also struck down by the majority, subject to one dissent on that issue. en-us Thu, 31 Jul 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:23:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168310 Parliament's amending power under Article 368 is limited by the basic structure doctrine and cannot be expanded into an unlimited power free from judicial review; an amendment that excludes review of constitutional amendments or denies any limit on constituent power is unconstitutional. The majority also held that the amended Article 31C, by giving Directive Principles overriding effect over Fundamental Rights under Articles 14 and 19, ed the basic structure because it destroyed the balance between Parts III and IV and weakened equality and liberty guarantees. Section 55 was therefore void, and section 4 was also struck down by the majority, subject to one dissent on that issue. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 31 Jul 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168310