[ The Republic ]
Kesavananda was conceived to defend the Constitution against a Parliament that had begun to amend it at will. Fifty years later, the doctrine has done its job — and a good deal more.
2026-05-09 · 7 min read
[ Dissent ]
In 1965, four judges of the Supreme Court held that Parliament's amending power was unlimited. The fifth, Justice K. Subba Rao, said the question was open. Eight years later, Kesavananda agreed. A reconstruction of the dissent that the Court had refused to entertain, and the doctrinal architecture it quietly assembled.
2026-05-09 · 8 min read