GS2 · 15 marks · 250 words
For the success and survival of democracy, an efficient opposition is quintessential. Elaborate What do you understand by Doctrine of Severability? Why the Supreme Court struck down the 97th Constn. Amendt and how it impacts the federal structure of India?
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Syllabus: Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
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