Identify the correct statements about the theory of basic structure. Correct the incorrect statements.
A. Constitution specifies the basic tenets.

B. Legislature can amend all parts of the Constitution except the basic structure.

C. Judiciary has defined which aspects of the Constitution can be termed as the basic structure and which cannot.

D. This theory found its first expression in the Kesavananda Bharati case and has been discussed in subsequent judgments.

E. This theory has increased the powers of the judiciary and has come to be accepted by different political parties and the government.

Question

Identify the correct statements about the theory of basic structure. Correct the incorrect statements.
A. Constitution specifies the basic tenets.

B. Legislature can amend all parts of the Constitution except the basic structure.

C. Judiciary has defined which aspects of the Constitution can be termed as the basic structure and which cannot.

D. This theory found its first expression in the Kesavananda Bharati case and has been discussed in subsequent judgments.

E. This theory has increased the powers of the judiciary and has come to be accepted by different political parties and the government.

Philoid · Accepted Answer

A. Incorrect statement.

Correct – there is no specification about the basic tenets in the Indian constitution, no basic structure of the tenets are specified. This theory is presented by the judiciary which looks and supervise the spirit. The basic structure theory is the creation of the Supreme Court.

B. Correct statement.

C. Incorrect statement.

Correct – Judiciary provides us with various interpretations of the basic structure of the Indian constitution time to time, though they did not define the basic structure of the constitution.

D. Correct statement.

E. Correct statement.