I.C. Golaknath and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Anrs.
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Golaknath v. State Of Punjab (1967 AIR 1643, 1967 SCR (2) 762), or simply the 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.[1]
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Golaknath v. State of Punjab | |
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Court | Supreme Court of India |
Full case name | I.C. Golaknath and Ors. vs State of Punjab and Anrs. |
Decided | 27 February 1967 |
Citation(s) | 1967 AIR 1643; 1967 SCR (2) 762 |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | K. Subba Rao (Chief Justice), K.N Wanchoo, M. Hidayatullah, J.C. Shah, S. M. Sikri, R.S. Bachawat, V. Ramaswami, J.M. Shelat, Vishishtha Bhargava, G.K. Mitter, C.A. Vaidyialingam |
Case opinions | |
Fundamental Rights cannot be abridged or taken away by the amending procedure in Art. 368 of the Constitution. An amendment to the Constitution is 'law' within the meaning of Art. 13(2) and is therefore subject to Part III of the Constitution. | |
Decision by | K. Subba Rao (Chief Justice) with J.C. Shah, S.M. Sikri, J.M. Shelat, C.A. Vaidiyalingam |
Concurrence | M. Hidayatullah |
Dissent | Justices K.N. Wanchoo, Vishistha Bhargava and G.K Mitter (writing together); R.S. Bachawat; V. Ramaswami |
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