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Which one of the following cases prompted the Parliament to enact 24th Constitutional Amendment Act?

AGolaknath case

BMinerva Mills case

CKesavananda Bharati case

DShankari Prasad case

Answer:

A. Golaknath case


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Consider the following statements regarding the Kesavananda Bharati Case (1973):

  1. It established that constitutional amendments cannot alter the basic structure of the Constitution.

  2. It upheld the 24th Constitutional Amendment, which made the President’s assent to amendment bills mandatory.

  3. It ruled that Fundamental Rights cannot be amended under any circumstances.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The constitutional amendment that changed the fundamental right to acquire and protect property into a legal right?
In which year Parliament passed the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments?

Consider the following statements regarding the procedure for amending the Indian Constitution:

  1. A constitutional amendment bill can only be introduced in either House of Parliament and not in state legislatures.

  2. The President can withhold assent to a constitutional amendment bill or return it for reconsideration.

  3. In case of a deadlock between the two Houses of Parliament over a constitutional amendment bill, a joint sitting can be convened to resolve the issue.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?