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In which of the following case, the Supreme Court of India held that the Indian Constitution has not…

In "Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab" ((1955)) Mukherjea C.J. observed that the Constitution has not recognised separation of powers in its absolute rigidity but has…

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In which of the following case, the Supreme Court of India held that the Indian Constitution has not indeed recognised the Doctrine of Separation of Power in its absolute rigidity but the functions of the different parts of the government have been sufficiently differentiated:

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In "Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab" ((1955)) Mukherjea C.J. observed that the Constitution has not recognised separation of powers in its absolute rigidity but has sufficiently differentiated the functions of the different branches, whereas "Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain" later treated separation of powers as part of the basic structure.

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