Border Disputes — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

In Re: Berubari Union and Exchange of Enclaves

1960

This advisory opinion by the Supreme Court of India was pivotal in clarifying the constitutional mechanism for ceding Indian territory to a foreign state. The case arose from the…

Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

1973

While not directly about border disputes, this landmark judgment established the 'Basic Structure Doctrine' of the Indian Constitution. It held that Parliament's amending power…