nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230509-163210-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230509s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230509-163210-0 doi eng 342 23 Jain, Anmol Author aut (orcid)0000-0003-4596-3911 50 Years of Kesavananda Bharti Jain, Anmol Verfassungsblog 2023-05-09 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier India is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the landmark Kesavananda Bharti decision this year, which concretized the ‘basic structure doctrine’. Created by the judiciary in response to an overzealous executive branch, it stipulates that the legislature cannot damage or destroy the basic features of the Constitution that are fundamental to its identity. This blogpost explains the circumstances of the doctrine's inception, its substance and controversies as well as its continued importance for Indian democracy. CC BY-SA 4.0 basic structure doctrine BJP Indian Constitution Parliamentary Sovereignty Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/50-years-of-kesavananda-bharti/ raw object