SC Questions Petition Seeking Removal Of ‘Socialism’ And ‘Secularism’ From Constitution’s Preamble
During the hearing, Justice Khanna asked the petitioner’s lawyer, Vishnu Shankar Jain, 'Don’t you want India to remain secular?'
Hearing On Petition Demanding Removal Of Socialism And Secular From Constitution’s Preamble To Be Held In July
In the petition, the legality of adding the words socialism and secular in the Preamble of the Constitution through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976 during the time of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has been challenged.
Supreme Court Defers Hearing on Petition to Remove ‘Socialism’ and ‘Secular’ from Constitution’s Preamble
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar had rejected the incorporation of these words, asserting that the Constitution should not impose specific political ideologies on citizens.
