Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala was a case decided by a thirteen-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India in April 1973. By a majority of seven to six, the court held that Parliament could amend any part of the constitution but could not alter its basic structure, such as democracy, secularism and the separation of powers. The basic structure doctrine became a major check on government power.