What is the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Minerva Mills Ltd. & Others vs Union of India & Others case (AIR 1980 SC 1789)?
The significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Minerva Mills Ltd. & Others vs Union of India & Others case (AIR 1980 SC 1789) is that it declared Section 4 of the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 as invalid. This section had omitted the phrase "or any other authority" in Article 31C and made it compulsory for courts to presume constitutionality of any law which was enacted to implement directive principles and could not be challenged on grounds of violating any of the Fundamental Rights under Part III of the Constitution.