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How many judges in I.C. Golak Nath Vs. State of Punjab of the Supreme Court laid down the principle of…

In I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab (AIR 1967 SC 1643), decided by an 11-Judge Bench (6:5 majority), Chief Justice K. Subba Rao speaking for himself and 4 other judges…

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How many judges in I.C. Golak Nath Vs. State of Punjab of the Supreme Court laid down the principle of prospective overruling ?

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In I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab (AIR 1967 SC 1643), decided by an 11-Judge Bench (6:5 majority), Chief Justice K. Subba Rao speaking for himself and 4 other judges (Shah, Sikri, Shelat, and Vaidialingam JJ.)—i.e., Five (5) Judges—laid down and applied the American doctrine of 'prospective overruling' (while Hidayatullah J. wrote a separate concurring judgment without invoking prospective overruling; note that 11 was the total bench strength).

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