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UPSC 2023: In India, which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was widely believed to be enacted to overcome the judicial interpretations of the Fundamental Rights?
(a)1st Amendment
(b)42nd Amendment
(c)44th Amendment
(d)86th Amendment
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The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951 inserted clauses in Article 19(2) and added Articles 31A-31B to neutralise Supreme Court rulings (e.g., Shankari Prasad, pending zamindari-abolition cases) that had invalidated land-reform laws on fundamental-rights grounds. Because it was passed specifically to overcome those judicial interpretations, it is the amendment commonly cited in this context. ([indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/134715/?utm_source=openai))
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