Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
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Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan is a 1965 Indian Supreme Court case that examined the scope of Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution, particularly fundamental rights, under Article 368.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Supreme Court case
ⓘ
constitutional law case ⓘ fundamental rights case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
basic structure of the Constitution (preliminary discussion)
ⓘ
constitutional amendments ⓘ fundamental rights ⓘ |
| benchType | Constitution Bench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengedAmendment |
Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seventeenth Constitutional Amendment Act, 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeOnBench | P. B. Gajendragadkar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation |
(1965) 1 SCR 933
ⓘ
AIR 1965 SC 845 ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
amendability of fundamental rights
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amendment of the Constitution of India ⓘ scope of Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| courtLocation | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| effectOnDoctrine | reaffirmed Shankari Prasad on Parliament’s amending power ⓘ |
| followedBy | I. C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldThat |
Parliament has power under Article 368 to amend any part of the Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constitutional amendments are not ‘law’ within the meaning of Article 13 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the basic structure doctrine in India ⓘ |
| judgeOnBench |
J. R. Mudholkar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M. Hidayatullah NERFINISHED ⓘ P. B. Gajendragadkar NERFINISHED ⓘ R. S. Bachawat NERFINISHED ⓘ V. Ramaswami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalProvisionInIssue |
Article 13 of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
Article 368 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ fundamental rights provisions of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| notedFor | early articulation of limits on amending power in separate opinions ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 5 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Sajjan Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
I. C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Shankari Prasad Singh Deo v. Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondent | State of Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separateOpinionBy |
J. R. Mudholkar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M. Hidayatullah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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