Landmark case · Constitutional Law – II · Semester 2

Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain

1975 Supp SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India

Free and fair elections and the rule of law are part of the basic structure; a constitutional amendment cannot validate an election by a purely ad hoc device.

From topic

Amendment of the Constitution and the basic structure — Unit V, Constitutional Law – II.

Related sections:

Constitution of India, 368 — Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and procedure therefor