J. M. Shelat
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J. M. Shelat was an Indian Supreme Court judge known for his role in landmark constitutional cases, including the Kesavananda Bharati decision that shaped the basic structure doctrine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| J. M. Shelat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5738393 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. M. Shelat Context triple: [Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, judgeOnBench, J. M. Shelat]
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A.
N. S. Raghavan
N. S. Raghavan is an Indian entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the global IT services company Infosys.
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B.
S. S. Bhandari
S. S. Bhandari was an Indian politician and key early organizer associated with the formation and growth of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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C.
S. N. Bannerjee
S. N. Bannerjee was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and educator who played a key role in the early Indian National Congress and the broader struggle against British colonial rule.
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D.
Dinkar G. Kelkar
Dinkar G. Kelkar was an Indian art collector and scholar best known for assembling the extensive collection of traditional Indian artifacts that formed the basis of the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune.
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E.
Shakti Chattopadhyay
Shakti Chattopadhyay was a prominent 20th-century Bengali poet known for his modernist style and deeply introspective, nature-infused verse.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. M. Shelat Target entity description: J. M. Shelat was an Indian Supreme Court judge known for his role in landmark constitutional cases, including the Kesavananda Bharati decision that shaped the basic structure doctrine.
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A.
N. S. Raghavan
N. S. Raghavan is an Indian entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the global IT services company Infosys.
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B.
S. S. Bhandari
S. S. Bhandari was an Indian politician and key early organizer associated with the formation and growth of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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C.
S. N. Bannerjee
S. N. Bannerjee was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and educator who played a key role in the early Indian National Congress and the broader struggle against British colonial rule.
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D.
Dinkar G. Kelkar
Dinkar G. Kelkar was an Indian art collector and scholar best known for assembling the extensive collection of traditional Indian artifacts that formed the basis of the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune.
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E.
Shakti Chattopadhyay
Shakti Chattopadhyay was a prominent 20th-century Bengali poet known for his modernist style and deeply introspective, nature-infused verse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian judge
ⓘ
justice of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Indian constitutional law ⓘ |
| contributedTo | jurisprudence on limits of constitutional amendment power ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| employer | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian constitutional jurisprudence
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | Supreme Court justice in Kesavananda Bharati bench ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the basic structure doctrine in India ⓘ |
| interpreted | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contribution to the basic structure doctrine
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role in Kesavananda Bharati case ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indian legal system ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
judicial independence jurisprudence
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participation in landmark constitutional cases ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Kesavananda Bharati constitutional bench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | judicial history of India ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
ⓘ
Justice of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: J. M. Shelat Description of subject: J. M. Shelat was an Indian Supreme Court judge known for his role in landmark constitutional cases, including the Kesavananda Bharati decision that shaped the basic structure doctrine.
Referenced by (1)
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