 According to the Judge, although it was permissible for the Parliament to effect changes in exercise of its amending power so as to meet the requirements of changing conditions, it was not permissible to touch the foundation or to alter the basic institutional pattern.Therefore, the words 'amendment of the Constitution' in spite of the width of their sweep and in spite of their amplitude, could not have the effect of empowering the Parliament to destroy or abrogate the basic structure or framework of the Constitution.This gave birth to the basic structure doctrine, which has been considered as the cornerstone of the Constitutional law in India.