The Crucial Decades For Fundamental Rights And Their Integrity

Akshara Gera, Jindal Global Law School

ABSTRACT

This research paper sheds light upon one of the most crucial decades for fundamental rights and The Constitution of India’s integrity and aim. The decade of 1964 - 1973, which faced a lot of controversies and court cases to come up to the decision if the current lawmakers reside the power of amending The Constitution of India with focus upon the most necessary rights of an individual, the Fundamental Rights. The paper talks about the importance of fundamental rights, a bit of the history and the realization that the Constitution makers had in regards to the need of fundamental rights in the Constitution, the doctrine of basic structure, the arguments that are pro and against the amendment powers of the Parliament in specific reference to the Part III of the Constitution of India, opinions of famous people and my own personal opinion on should Part III of The Constitution of India be amendable, while discussing the landmark cases throughout along with other relevant references and cases.