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Basic structure : after 30 years / N.R. Madhava Menon -- Constitution, parliament and the judiciary / P.P. Rao -- The 'doctrine' vs 'majoritarianism' / Fali Nariman -- The court, the constitution and the people / Salman Khurshid -- The 'doctrine' versus the sovereignty of the people / Subhash Kashyap -- Constitution and 'due process' / S.K. Dholakia -- 'Due process' or 'procedure established by law'? / Ajay K. Mehra -- Is the 'doctrine' the obstacle? / P.K. Dave -- Anomalies of the 'doctrine' / R.K.P. Shankardass -- Federalism revisited / A.M. Ahmadi -- India's judiciary : the promise of uncertainty / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- A 'loose' doctrine / K.C. Pant -- A judicial commission? / Ramaswamy R. Iyer -- The Supreme Court, parliament and the constitution / Ajit Mozoomdar.

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India. Supreme Court.
India. Parliament.


Separation of powers--India.
Constitutional amendments--India.
Political questions and judicial power--India.

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