Fundamental Rights supreme : Court

A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has delivered its verdict on the ambit of the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.

According to the unanimous judgement by the Bench, headed by Chief Justice YK Sabharwal, laws put into the 9th Schedule are open to judicial review.

As per the verdict, laws placed under 9th Schedule after April 24, 1973, shall be open to be challenged in court if they violate the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 14, 19, 20 and 21 of the Constitution.

he apex court said that if the law put in the 9th Schedule abridges or abrogates fundamental rights resulting into violation of the basic structure of the Constitution, such laws have to be invalidated