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SC on Preamble
December 2 , 2024
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- The Supreme Court upheld the insertion of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble of the founding document.
- These words are inserted through the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976 (42nd Amendment) by Parliament during the Emergency period.
- 42nd Amendment is often referred to as a ‘mini-constitution’.
- It is because of the sheer number of changes introduced, also this Amendment greatly expanded the powers of the Centre.
- In July 2020, a Supreme Court advocate by the name of Dr. Balram Singh filed a petition challenging the inclusion of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble of the Constitution.
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