Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain
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Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain is a landmark 1975 Indian Supreme Court case that scrutinized the validity of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s election and significantly shaped constitutional limits on parliamentary power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5738454 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain Context triple: [basic structure doctrine, usedInCase, Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain]
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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala is a landmark 1973 Supreme Court of India judgment that established the basic structure doctrine, limiting Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.
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B.
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized consensual same-sex relations by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and affirming constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
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C.
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that examined environmental, displacement, and development issues surrounding large dam construction on the Narmada River.
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D.
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India is a landmark 2017 Supreme Court of India judgment that unanimously affirmed the fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.
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E.
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain Target entity description: Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain is a landmark 1975 Indian Supreme Court case that scrutinized the validity of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s election and significantly shaped constitutional limits on parliamentary power.
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A.
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala is a landmark 1973 Supreme Court of India judgment that established the basic structure doctrine, limiting Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution.
-
B.
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized consensual same-sex relations by reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and affirming constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ rights.
-
C.
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India
Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India is a landmark Supreme Court of India case that examined environmental, displacement, and development issues surrounding large dam construction on the Narmada River.
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D.
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India is a landmark 2017 Supreme Court of India judgment that unanimously affirmed the fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.
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E.
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
Joseph Shine v. Union of India is a landmark 2018 Supreme Court of India judgment that decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as unconstitutional and discriminatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Supreme Court case
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landmark constitutional law case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indira Gandhi election case ⓘ |
| appliedDoctrine | basic structure doctrine ⓘ |
| citationStatus | leading authority on constitutional amendments and elections in India ⓘ |
| concernsOffice | Prime Minister of India ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrincipleInvolved |
democracy
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rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| effect |
limited Parliament’s power to immunize elections from judicial review
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reinforced the supremacy of the Constitution over parliamentary majority ⓘ struck down parts of the 39th Constitutional Amendment ⓘ |
| examinedProvision | Article 329A of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| heldThat |
Parliament cannot use its amending power to destroy the basic structure of the Constitution
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free and fair elections are part of the basic structure of the Constitution ⓘ judicial review is part of the basic structure of the Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalContext | decided during the Emergency in India (1975–1977) ⓘ |
| impact |
became a key precedent on the basic structure doctrine
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shaped constitutional limits on parliamentary power in India ⓘ strengthened judicial independence in India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
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election law ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | challenge to Indira Gandhi’s 1971 Lok Sabha election from Rae Bareli ⓘ |
| party |
Indira Gandhi
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Raj Narain ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | 39th Constitutional Amendment of India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indira Gandhi
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Raj Narain ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional amendments
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election law ⓘ limits on parliamentary power to amend the Constitution ⓘ validity of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s election ⓘ |
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Subject: Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain Description of subject: Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain is a landmark 1975 Indian Supreme Court case that scrutinized the validity of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s election and significantly shaped constitutional limits on parliamentary power.
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