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The *I.R. Coelho vs. State of Tamil Nadu* (2007) judgment is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of India, which reinforced the Basic Structure Doctrine. The case centered on whether laws placed in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution could be subjected to judicial review. The Supreme Court ruled that even laws in the Ninth Schedule are open to judicial scrutiny if they violate the basic structure of the Constitution, such as fundamental rights. This judgment emphasized the judiciary's role in safeguarding constitutional integrity and ensured that no legislative action could undermine core constitutional principles.