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Golaknath v. State Of Punjab  

• Golaknath v. State Of Punjab  was a 1967 Indian Supreme Court case, in which the Court ruled that Parliament could not curtail any of the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution.
• The judgement reversed Supreme Court's earlier decision which had upheld Parliament's power to amend all parts of the Constitution, including Part III related to Fundamental Rights. The judgement left Parliament with no power to curtail Fundamental Rights

The Kesavananda Bharati  vs State of Kerala

• The Kesavananda Bharati  and Ors. v. State of Kerala 1973 was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India that outlined the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution.
• The Supreme Court reviewed the decision in Golaknath v. State of Punjab, and considered the validity of the 24th, 25th, 26th and 29th amendments.
• The case was heard by the largest ever Constitution Bench of 13 Judges. The bench gave eleven separate judgements, which agreed on some points and differed on others

Minerva Mills vs Union Of

• Minerva Mills vs Union Of India 1977 was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India that applied and evolved the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution of India.
• There shall be no limitation whatever on the constituent power of Parliament to amend by way of addition, variation or repeal the provisions of this Constitution under this article.

A K Gopalan vs state of madras

• A K Gopalan v State of Madras 1950was a significant decision because it represented the first case where the court meaningfully examined and interpreted key fundamental rights enlisted in the constitution including article 19 and 21.