Constitution

Constitution

I. C. GOLAK NATH VS STATE OF PUNJAB : CASE SUMMARY

The Supreme Court in I. C. Golak Nath Vs State of Punjab (1967) 2 SCR 762  held that Parliament has no power to amend Part III of the Constitution so as to take away or abridge the Fundamental Rights. This judgment overruled Sri Sankari Prasad Deo Vs Union of India (1959) SCR 89  and Sajjan Singh Vs State of Rajasthan  (1965) SCR (1) 933  but itself was subsequently overruled in Kesavanand Bharati Vs State of Kerala  AIR 1973 SC 1461.

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