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"30. In fact, the tests laid down in Nagaraj [M. Nagaraj v. Union
of India, (2006) 8 SCC 212: (2007) 1 SCC (L&S) 1013] for
judging whether a constitutional amendment violates basic
structure have been expressly approved by a nine-Judge Bench
of this Court in LR. Coelho v. State of T.N. II.R. Coelho v. State
of T.N., (2007) 2 SCC 11 (see paras 61, 105, and 142). The
entirety of the decision, far from being clearly erroneous,
correctly applies the basic structure doctrine to uphold
constitutional amendments on certain conditions which are
based upon the equality principle as being part of basic
structure. Thus, we may make it clear that quantifiable data
shall be collected by the State, on the parameters as stipulated
in Nagaraj (M. Nagaraj v. Union of India, (2006) 8 SCC 212:
