SC junks pleas challenging words ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ in Preamble to Constitution, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas challenging the 1976 amendment to the Constitution adding terms “socialist”, “secular” and “integrity” to the Preamble. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar had on November 22 reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, […]
SC verdict on validity of Preamble modification in 1976 likely on Nov 25, ET LegalWorld
Refusing to refer the matter to a larger bench, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to pronounce its decision on November 25 over the validity of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment passed in 1976 to add the words “socialist” and “secular” in the Preamble. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, which earlier […]