Correct answer: (b) The Keshavanand Bharati Case in 1973
Explanation
- A
The Golaknath Case in 1967
Golaknath (1967) held that Parliament could not amend Fundamental Rights (prospective overruling). It did not propound the basic-structure doctrine.
- B
The Keshavanand Bharati Case in 1973
Kesavananda Bharati (1973) held that Parliament’s amending power cannot destroy the Constitution’s basic structure. That is the official key.
- C
The Shankari Prasad Case in 1951
Shankari Prasad (1951) upheld the First Amendment and treated amendment as not ‘law’ under Article 13.
- D
The Sajjan Singh Case in 1965
Sajjan Singh (1965) followed Shankari Prasad on Parliament’s wide amending power.
Summary. Official key is (b) Kesavananda Bharati, 1973. Golaknath froze amendments to rights; Kesavananda replaced that with basic structure. Minerva Mills (1980) reaffirmed it. Honour the stored letter (b).