There is also a case in India in which the largest bench of the Supreme Court sat . In the Supreme Court The hearing of this case went on continuously for 68 days. Its decision was considered historic, After this the Supreme Court 3 judges resigned together. Let’s know about this historical case.
The largest bench of the Supreme Court sat in this case
We are talking about the Kesavananda Bharati case. He is remembered as the man who saved the Constitution, because 47 years ago he fought a historic battle in the Supreme Court against the Kerala government over the monastery’s property. He introduced the Land Reform Act and 29th Constitutional Amendment was challenged. The then Supreme Court Chief Justice SM Sikri headed the A bench of 13 judges 68 days of trial, a historic verdict was given in his favour.
7 out of 13 judges gave a majority decision that Parliament has the power to amend the Constitution, But the basic structure of the Preamble of the Constitution cannot be changed and no amendment can be against the spirit of the Preamble. Hearing of this case 31 October 1972 to 23 March It lasted till 1973and is considered one of the biggest cases in India.
Who was Keshavanand?
The land for which Kesavananda was fighting the case belonged to the famous Idneer Shaiva Monastery of Kerala 1200 years old. It is also considered to be the seat of Adi Shankaracharyaonly After the death of his guru at the age of 20, Kesavananda became its head. . Dance apart from spirituality, art, It also has a great contribution in music and social service.
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