Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said that the Supreme Court’s 1973 Kesavananda Bharati case verdict, which enunciated the basic structure doctrine, is “not… a mere legal precedent” but “stands instead, as one of the most profound affirmations of India’s commitment to constitutionalism and the rule of law”.

The CJI said that the basic structure doctrine is “the conscience that keeps our democracy from drifting into absolutism”.

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