THE 27th amendment is testing the very boundaries of parliamentary authority — perhaps even crossing them. It is no doubt parliament’s right to amend the Constitution. But this authority is not absolute. The apex court has previously held that if an amendment strikes at the basic structure of the Constitution, the judiciary not only has the right but also a duty to intervene.
The bill, passed by the National Assembly yesterday but due to r
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