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Using the Constituent Assembly Debates
Scope
How far the debates may be used to find the meaning of a constitutional provision, and the caution that goes with them.
Authorities to start from
- A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 27
- Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, (1973) 4 SCC 225
- S.R. Chaudhuri v. State of Punjab, (2001) 7 SCC 126
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