I.C. Golak Nath v . State of Punjab, AIR 1967 SC 1643 (Overruled by Keshavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461) Table Of Contents FACTS IN BRIEF The question before the Supreme Court was a challenge to the constitutional validity of an Act passed by the legislature taking away the fundamental rights in an estate. The precise issue was whether any part of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution could be abrogated or changed by a constitutional amendment even if it was passed by the requisite two-thirds majority of Parliament, as provided for in Article 368. Earlier, in Sankari Prasad Singh v. Union of India (AIR 1951 SC 458) a Constitutional Bench of 5 Judges had unanimously held that Parliament had unfettered power to amend the Constitution and in Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan (AIR 1965 SC 845) the Court had upheld the power of Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution including one affec...