The 13-judge of the Supreme Court deliberated on the limitations, if any, of the powers of the elected representatives of the people and the nature of fundamental rights of an individual. The basic structure doctrine forms the basis of power of the to review, and strike down, enacted by the which conflict with or seek to alter this of the Constitution. At the same time,the Court also upheld the constitutionality of first provision of Article 31(c), which implied that any constitutional amendment seeking to implement the Directive Principles, which does not affect the 'Basic Structure', shall not be subjected to judicial review. The Court partially cemented the prior precedent, which held that constitutional amendments pursuant to Article 368 were subject to fundamental rights review, by asserting that only those amendments which tend to affect the 'basic structure of the Constitution' are subject to judicial review. Asserted through this doctrine that the constitution possesses a basic structure of constitutional principles and values. ![]() (: (1973) 4 SCC 225) is a of the that outlined the of the.
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