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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Twenty-Fourth Amendment Act, 1971 amended Articles 13 and 368 of the Indian Constitution to affirm Parliament's power to amend any provision, including fundamental rights.
- What problem did the Twenty-Fourth Amendment Act, 1971 solve for Parliament?
- Did the Supreme Court uphold the Twenty-Fourth Amendment?
- How did the amendment change the President's role in constitutional amendments?
- What is the difference between the Twenty-Fourth Amendment and the basic structure doctrine?

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## Timeline

1. 5 November 1971

   The Bill received presidential assent on .

2. 24 April 1973

   State of Kerala\*, decided on .

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In Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (24 April 1973), the Supreme Court of India upheld the Twenty-Fourth Amendment Act, 1971 in full, overruling Golak Nath while simultaneously announcing the basic structure doctrine.

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