Q. The Supreme court in various cases included/reiterated various provisions as the basic features of the constitution. In this context, consider the following pairs:
Cases Provisions included/ reiterated as the Basic features
1. Kesavananda Bharati case Federal character of the constitution.
2. Minerva Mills case Harmony between Fundamental rights and Directive principles.
3. S.R. Bommai case Principle of secularism
4. M. Nagaraj case Free and fair elections
How many of the above given pairs are correctly matched?
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Pair 1 is correct: In the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) the supreme court innovated the doctrine of basic structure to limit the power of parliament and to upheld constitutional supremacy in India. The basic features added in this case are Federal character of the Constitution, Supremacy of the Constitution, Republican and democratic form of government, Secular character of the Constitution etc.,
Pair 2 is correct: In the Minerva Mills case (1980), the Supreme court included Harmony and Balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles as the basic features of the constitution.
Pair 3 is correct: In the SR Bommai case, the Supreme court reiterated the principle of secularism as one of the basic features of the constitution.
Pair 4 is incorrect: In the M.Nagaraj case (2006), the Supreme court reiterated the principle of equality as one of the basic features of the constitution.
