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In which of the following cases, the nine Judge Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously held that…

In I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu, the nine-Judge Bench subjected later Ninth Schedule insertions to basic-structure review. Inclusion in that Schedule cannot protect a…

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In which of the following cases, the nine Judge Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously held that amendments adding new laws in the Ninth Schedule after Kesavananda Bharati case were subject to basic structure requirement ?

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In I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu, the nine-Judge Bench subjected later Ninth Schedule insertions to basic-structure review. Inclusion in that Schedule cannot protect a law whose effect damages the Constitution's basic structure.

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