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Which Article of the Constitution of India relates to the doctrine of eclipse?

"Article 13" of the Constitution of India is the constitutional basis of the doctrine of eclipse, as explained by the Supreme Court in Bhikaji Narain Dhakras v. State of…

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Which Article of the Constitution of India relates to the doctrine of eclipse?

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"Article 13" of the Constitution of India is the constitutional basis of the doctrine of eclipse, as explained by the Supreme Court in Bhikaji Narain Dhakras v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1955). Under Article 13(1), a pre-Constitution law inconsistent with Fundamental Rights is not obliterated altogether, but remains eclipsed and dormant to the extent of the inconsistency, and can become operative again if the constitutional inconsistency is removed by amendment.

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