Constitution Bench

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Institution of the Supreme Court of India Judicial bench Legal concept

A Constitution Bench is a larger panel of at least five judges of the Supreme Court of India convened to decide cases involving substantial questions of constitutional interpretation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution Bench canonical	8
Constitution Benches of the Supreme Court of India	1
Supreme Court of India bench of multiple judges	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9620768 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution Bench
Context triple: [Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India, benchType, Constitution Bench]

A. Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the country’s highest judicial authority and final court of appeal, responsible for upholding the Constitution and interpreting national law.
B. Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias
Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias was the highest Spanish royal administrative and judicial body responsible for governing and overseeing Spain’s overseas territories in the Americas and Asia during the colonial period.
C. 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.
D. Constitutional Chamber
The Constitutional Chamber is the specialized branch of Costa Rica’s Supreme Court responsible for interpreting the constitution and adjudicating constitutional and human rights issues.
E. I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab is a landmark 1967 Indian Supreme Court case that held Parliament could not amend fundamental rights under the Constitution, sharply limiting its amending power until this view was later modified.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution Bench
Target entity description: A Constitution Bench is a larger panel of at least five judges of the Supreme Court of India convened to decide cases involving substantial questions of constitutional interpretation.

A. Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the country’s highest judicial authority and final court of appeal, responsible for upholding the Constitution and interpreting national law.
B. Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias
Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias was the highest Spanish royal administrative and judicial body responsible for governing and overseeing Spain’s overseas territories in the Americas and Asia during the colonial period.
C. 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.
D. Constitutional Chamber
The Constitutional Chamber is the specialized branch of Costa Rica’s Supreme Court responsible for interpreting the constitution and adjudicating constitutional and human rights issues.
E. I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab is a landmark 1967 Indian Supreme Court case that held Parliament could not amend fundamental rights under the Constitution, sharply limiting its amending power until this view was later modified.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Institution of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ Judicial bench ⓘ Legal concept ⓘ
appliesPrinciple	Doctrine of precedent ⓘ Stare decisis ⓘ linked to: stare decisis
appliesTo	Cases involving interpretation of the Constitution of India ⓘ Cases referred by a smaller bench of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ Matters requiring authoritative constitutional precedent ⓘ
authorityLevel	Higher than a division bench of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
bindingNature	Decisions are binding on all High Courts in India ⓘ Decisions are binding on smaller benches of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
canHaveMoreThan	5 judges ⓘ
contrastWith	Division bench of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ Single-judge bench (in other courts) ⓘ
convenedBy	Chief Justice of India ⓘ
convenedFor	Cases where a previous Supreme Court decision on a constitutional issue may need reconsideration ⓘ Cases where there is conflict between decisions of coordinate benches ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
decides	Distribution of legislative powers between Union and States ⓘ Important questions on separation of powers ⓘ Questions involving interpretation of federal structure under the Constitution of India ⓘ Scope and extent of fundamental rights ⓘ Substantial questions of constitutional law ⓘ Validity of constitutional amendments ⓘ
governingInstrument	Supreme Court Rules ⓘ
hasFeature	Authoritative interpretation of constitutional provisions ⓘ Collegial decision-making by multiple judges ⓘ Larger bench strength than ordinary benches ⓘ
jurisdiction	Supreme Court of India ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 145(3) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
locationOfSittings	Supreme Court of India, New Delhi ⓘ linked to: Supreme Court of India
minimumNumberOfJudges	5 ⓘ
partOf	Judicial system of India ⓘ
purpose	To adjudicate important constitutional matters affecting fundamental rights ⓘ To decide substantial questions of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India ⓘ To resolve conflicts between decisions of smaller benches of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
relatedTo	Article 136 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 141 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 226 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 32 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
relevantFor	Constitutional litigation in India ⓘ Public interest litigation involving constitutional issues ⓘ Review of major public policies on constitutional grounds ⓘ
typicalSize	5 judges ⓘ 7 judges ⓘ 9 judges ⓘ
usedIn	Landmark constitutional cases in India ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Narmada Bachao Andolan v. Union of India → benchType → Constitution Bench ⓘ

Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India → benchType → Constitution Bench ⓘ

Mohinder Singh Gill v. Chief Election Commissioner → benchType → Constitution Bench ⓘ

Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan → benchType → Constitution Bench ⓘ

S. R. Bommai v. Union of India → benchType → Constitution Bench ⓘ

I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu → benchType → Constitution Bench ⓘ

Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India → benchType → Constitution Bench ⓘ

L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India → benchType → Constitution Bench ⓘ

S. S. Dhanoa v. Union of India → bench → Supreme Court of India bench of multiple judges ⓘ

linked to: Constitution Bench

Court No. 1 (Chief Justice’s court) → usedBy → Constitution Benches of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ