Democracy and constitutionalism in India
Subtitle: a study of the basic structure doctrine
By: Sudhir Krishnaswamy
Series: Law in India series; Law in India series; Oxford scholarship online
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Delhi; Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780199081455
Subjects: Constitutional amendments; Constitutional law; Democracy; Political questions and judicial power
Description: The basic structure doctrine was announced by the Supreme Court in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala in 1973. This book argues that basic structure review in India is an independent and distinct type of constitutional judicial review which applies to all forms of state action to ensure that such action does not 'damage or destroy' the 'basic features of the Constitution'.
Notes: First published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.