SC upholds inclusion of “socialist” & “secular” in Preamble, dismissing pleas challenging 1976 amendment made during Emergency, citing judicial reviews.
Read Full ArticleCan the Preamble of the Constitution be amended during an emergency? Explore constitutional, legal, and ethical questions surrounding the 42nd Amendment.
Supreme Court reserves order on challenge to ‘socialist’ & ‘secular’ in Preamble; next hearing scheduled for 25 Nov 2024.
Supreme Court hears Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay’s challenge to 42nd Amendment adding ‘Socialist’ & ‘Secular’ to Preamble, questioning its constitutional validity.
Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay challenges the 42nd Amendment in SC, calling it a fraud on the Constitution, citing arbitrary changes during the Emergency.
Iran's secular shift: Reformist Masoud Pejeshkian's victory sparks societal change, closing 50,000 mosques and challenging Islamic orthodoxy. Explore its global impacts.
Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed a PIL to remove the words 'Secular' and 'Socialism' from the Preamble of the Constitution and demanded to restore the original Preamble.
SC debates amending Preamble to remove 'socialist' and 'secular,' added in 1976, citing the unchanged adoption date of 1949 in a plea by Swamy.
The movie portrayed a scene where a gun was kept hidden in the Bible. The Court orally asked if such intolerance in the name of religion was necessary.
Why there is a debate over the words Socialist and Secular, which were added in the Preamble of the Constitution of India during the Emergency period in India? Read this whole report to know why peopl...
In this exclusive interview, Senior Advocate Prashant Bhushan discusses the impact of the electoral bond scheme and examines the relevance of the terms 'secular' and 'socialist' in the Constitution of...
Read about the Supreme Court's judgment on the recognition of wakf properties in India. Mere publication by the Wakf Board is not enough; due statutory processes, surveys, and settlement of disputes a...
In 2012, the Anjuman Committee addressed a letter to the Chairman of the Waqf Board stating there is a wall and Chabutrah (platform) on a 'Tiranga Ki Qalandari Masjid where in olden times laborers use...
India, that is Bharat, known for its unity in diversity through its pluralistic society approach where there are numerous religious groups that practice diverse forms of worship and practice different...
Delhi HC grants injunction to astrologer Trishla Chaturvedi, orders removal of defamatory videos and restrains further posts against her.
05 September, 2025 12:02 PM
Will AI transform arbitration by automating tasks, predicting outcomes, and reshaping dispute resolution globally?
05 September, 2025 06:32 PM
Delhi ITAT upholds jeweller’s ₹3.7 cr demonetization cash deposits, ruling them genuine sales; dismisses Revenue’s appeal under Sec 68.
05 September, 2025 11:45 AM
SC slams Allahabad HC for treating witness protection as substitute for bail cancellation; says both remedies are distinct and cannot be interchanged.
05 September, 2025 05:56 PM
![SC dismisses pleas against 'socialist', 'secular' words in Preamble during emergency, Petitioner to seek review [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2024/11/lj_2735_Dismisses_Socialist_Secular.webp)
![SC to hear Landmark Case on Constitution Preamble Amendments Challenging ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ Additions [Read Affidavit]](/secure/uploads/2024/11/lj_4197_Ashwini_Socialist_Secular_Preamble.jpg)
![Mere Publication By Waqf Board Is Not Enough To Declare Property As Waqf: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2023/05/lj_5925_7c7f3ed6-f8c5-4147-99bf-fd4f9ed98c53.jpg)
