Which one of the following cases decided by the Supreme Court led to First Amendment in the Indian Constitution ?
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Answer: D
The case is State of Madras vs Champak Dorairajan (usually cited as Champakam Dorairajan).
In 1951 the Supreme Court struck down the Madras government's Communal G.O., which allotted college seats by caste and community, as contrary to Article 29(2). Parliament responded with the First Amendment, 1951, which inserted Article 15(4) permitting special provision for socially and educationally backward classes.
Shankari Prasad (1951) came after the amendment and upheld its validity. The Supreme Court's decision in Bihar vs Kameshwar Singh was given in 1952, also after it. Chintamani Rao (1950) concerned restrictions on trade and is not the case tied to the First Amendment.
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