The basic structure doctrine was articulated by the Indian Supreme Court in 1973 in one of its most famous decisions--Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala. It placed substantive limits on the amending power of the executive arm of the state. Subsequently the case has been applied to other forms of state action. The doctrine was at the time of its birth, and remains even today, much discussed and contested. Krishnaswamy presents a completely reconfigured ...
