Indian Polity & Governance·Landmark Judgments
Classification — Landmark Judgments
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Landmark Judgments
Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India
1980The Supreme Court established the doctrine of harmonious construction between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, rejecting the absolute supremacy of either. The Court…
State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan
1951This landmark case initially established the supremacy of Fundamental Rights over Directive Principles, particularly relevant to the social classification of DPSP. The case dealt…
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
1973The Supreme Court established the basic structure doctrine and recognized that both Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles are part of the basic structure of the…