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In Minerva Mills v UoI (1980), the Supreme Court struck down Sections 4 and 55 of the 42nd Amendment as violating the basic structure because they
AAbolished fundamental rights altogether
BDamaged the harmony and balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, and made Article 368 amending power UNLIMITED, both of which form part of the basic structure
CReduced the salary of judges
DDisbanded the Election Commission
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Damaged the harmony and balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, and made Article 368 amending power UNLIMITED, both of which form part of the basic structure
Sections 4 and 55 of the 42nd Amendment had purported to make Parliament's amending power unlimited and to subordinate Fundamental Rights to Directive Principles. Both were held to destroy the basic structure equilibrium.
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