5.1. Introduction

The Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala (1973) case provided the best explanation as to the scope and definition of the word ‘amendment’. The court gave a broad definition, where by the word ‘amendment’ will include any alteration or change.

“The word ‘amendment’ when used in connection with the Constitution may refer to the addition of a provision on a new and independent subject, complete in itself and wholly disconnected from other provisions, or to some particular article or clause, and is then used to indicate an addition to, the striking out, or some change in that particular article or clause”.