Assertion (A): In Minerva Mills v. Union of India Article 31C as amended by the Constitution (forty second Amendment) Act, 1976 was held invalid.
Reason (R): The amendment of Article 31C destroyed the basic structure of the Constitution.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

C. A is true but R is false

D. A is false but R is true

Answer: Option A