Of late, there has been criticism of the Basic Structure Doctrine on two major grounds, first, it was propounded for the first time by the Supreme Court in its judgment in Kesavananda Bharaticase ...

The story so far: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar’s recent public criticism of the judiciary and remark that courts cannot dilute “parliamentary sovereignty” sparked a debate ...

The recent stand-off between the judiciary and the executive on judicial appointments and the law minister’s public advice to the Supreme Court not to hear bail matters and frivolous public interest ...

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on January 11 questioned the legitimacy of the basic structure doctrine, an unwritten rule that Parliament cannot amend certain features of the Constitution. Dhankar ...

The Chief Justice of India, D. Y. Chandrachud compared the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution to the North Star, an unfailing guide which shows the way when the path appears convoluted. His ...

April 29 should be celebrated as ‘People’s Day’ every year. In my view, the date April 29, 1973 is right next to January 26, 1950, which was marked as the first Republic Day, in terms of significance ...

Current Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, in a response to former CJI Ranjan Gogoi's remark on the basic structure doctrine, said on Tuesday that once judges demit office, whatever they say ...