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The Supreme Court has recognized Constitutional Morality as part of the 'Basic Structure' of the Constitution that cannot be amended even by Parliament.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: False

While Constitutional Morality is a guiding principle in judicial interpretation (Navtej Singh Johar, Puttaswamy), the Supreme Court has NOT explicitly declared it part of 'Basic Structure' (Kesavananda Bharati doctrine). Basic Structure includes: supremacy of Constitution, republican/democratic form, secularism, federalism, judicial review, rule of law. Constitutional Morality operationalizes these values but remains a judicial interpretive tool, not a formally enumerated basic feature.

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