Indian Polity · Polity
Article 368 of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to amend the Constitution. Which of the following statements best explains the limitations imposed on this power based on landmark Supreme Court judgments?
- 1Amendments require compulsory ratification by all State Legislatures regardless of their subject matter.
- 2The power to amend is absolute and subject only to unilateral Presidential assent.
- 3Parliament can amend any part of the Constitution including Fundamental Rights without any restrictions.
- 4Parliament cannot amend the basic structure or framework of the Constitution as held in the Kesavananda Bharati case.✓
Correct answer
Parliament cannot amend the basic structure or framework of the Constitution as held in the Kesavananda Bharati case.
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