Land Reforms — Key Judgments

Key Judgments

Shankari Prasad v. Union of India

1951

This was the first major challenge to the First Amendment, which introduced Articles 31A and 31B and the Ninth Schedule. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the…

Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

1973

This landmark judgment introduced the 'Basic Structure Doctrine', holding that while Parliament can amend any part of the Constitution, it cannot alter its basic structure. This…

I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu

2007

This judgment clarified the scope of judicial review over laws placed in the Ninth Schedule. The Supreme Court ruled that laws placed in the Ninth Schedule after April 24, 1973…