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title: "Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967): Verdict"
description: "Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967) barred Parliament from amending fundamental rights, reversing Shankari Prasad. The 11-judge ruling preceded Kesavananda."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/glossary/golaknath-case-1967"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Golaknath v.
- State of Punjab (1967) was a Supreme Court of India ruling that held Parliament could not amend the Constitution to abridge or take away fundamental rights.
- What was the central holding in Golaknath v. State of Punjab?
- How did Golaknath differ from the later Kesavananda Bharati judgment?
- What was the doctrine of prospective overruling in this case?

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In February 1967, an eleven-judge bench led by Chief Justice K. Subba Rao ruled for the Golak Nath family of Jalandhar, holding that Parliament could not amend the Constitution to abridge fundamental rights.

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