Democracy and constitutionalism in India [electronic resource] : a study of the basic structure doctrine / Sudhir Krishnaswamy. Krishnaswamy, Sudhir. Constitutional law India. Constitutional amendments India. Political questions and judicial power India. Democracy India. KNS1750 .K757 2010 342.5403 23 First published: 2009. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The basic structure doctrine was announced by the Supreme Court in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala in 1973. This book argues that basic structure review in India is an independent and distinct type of constitutional judicial review which applies to all forms of state action to ensure that such action does not 'damage or destroy' the 'basic features of the Constitution'. New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xxxiii, 244 p.). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198071617.001.0001 eng Law in India series Law in India series. India. India. India. India.