SC upholds inclusion of “socialist” & “secular” in Preamble, dismissing pleas challenging 1976 amendment made during Emergency, citing judicial reviews.
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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.
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 people argue that these words are unconstitutional.
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