Relevancy of Constituent Assembly Debates for Interpretation of The Constitution
Constituent Assembly debates are frequently cited before courts to canvas a particular interpretation of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has referred to the Constituent Assembly debates in important constitutional cases such as A K Gopalan vs. State of Madras, Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab and Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala. This article advocates […]
Parliamentary Speeches & Interpretation of The Constitution: The Maratha Reservations Judgment
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court recently interpreted the Constitutional amendments introduced by the Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act in the Maratha reservations case. The majority as well as the dissenting judgments referred to Parliamentary debates and ministerial statements made on the floor of Parliament during the passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill. The majority held that the parliamentary debates […]
