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In I R Coelho v State of Tamil Nadu (2007), the Supreme Court (9 judges) held that
ALaws added to the Ninth Schedule AFTER 24 April 1973 (Kesavananda) are open to judicial review and may be tested against the basic structure
BThe Ninth Schedule is itself unconstitutional
COnly the President can review Ninth Schedule entries
DAll laws in the Ninth Schedule are immune from judicial review
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Laws added to the Ninth Schedule AFTER 24 April 1973 (Kesavananda) are open to judicial review and may be tested against the basic structure
I R Coelho recalibrated Article 31B: protections continue for pre-Kesavananda entries, but post-1973 entries face basic-structure review including FR violation as a yardstick. The 'rights test' replaces blanket immunity.
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