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title: "Amendability of Fundamental Rights — Definition & Meaning"
description: "Amendability of fundamental rights covers whether Parliament can amend Part III under Article 368, settled by the Kesavananda basic structure doctrine in 1973."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Amendability of fundamental rights is the constitutional question of whether and how Parliament can amend Part III of the Indian Constitution without destroying its basic structure.
- Can Parliament amend fundamental rights after the Kesavananda Bharati judgment?
- What was the significance of the Golaknath case in this debate?
- How does amendability of fundamental rights differ from their suspension under Article 359?
- Are laws in the Ninth Schedule immune from challenge as violating fundamental rights?

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