The Minerva Mills case (1980) challenged the constitutional amendments that restricted judicial review and fundamental rights during the Emergency. The Supreme Court struck down the controversial clauses and reaffirmed the Basic Structure Doctrine, which limits Parliament's power to amend the Constitution. Minerva Mills was a textile industry in the State of Karnataka engaged in the mass production of silk clothes and provided market to the general public. On August 20, 1970 the Central Government appointed a committee under section IS of the Industries (Development Regulation) Act, 1951 to make a full and complete investigation of the affairs of the Minerva Mills Ltd as it was of the opinion that there had been or was likely to be substantial fall in the volume of production. A landmark case of the Supreme Court of India that applied and evolved the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution. The court struck down clauses that enlarged the amending power of Parliament and limited the fundamental rights of individuals.
