LANDMARK CASE
I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu
(2007) 2 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India · Constitutional law
At a glance
- Citation: (2007) 2 SCC 1
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Constitutional law
- In one line: No. They can be reviewed if they violate the basic structure, including the essence of fundamental rights.
1 Facts
Laws placed in the Ninth Schedule were challenged despite the Schedule's protection.
2 Issue
Are laws added to the Ninth Schedule after 24 April 1973 immune from review?
3 What the court decided
No. They can be reviewed if they violate the basic structure, including the essence of fundamental rights.
4 Why it matters
It closed the Ninth Schedule route to avoid judicial review.
5 Think about it
Why is 24 April 1973 the cut off date?
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
7 More cases on Constitutional law
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- ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976) 2 SCC 521
- Air India v. Nergesh Meerza (1981) 4 SCC 335
- Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi (1981) 1 SCC 722
- Anuj Garg v. Hotel Association of India (2008) 3 SCC 1
- Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020) 3 SCC 637
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