The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on the demand to remove the words ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ from the Preamble of the Constitution to October 21. However, the top court noted the need to consider whether it was appropriate to amend the Preamble, which was accepted on November 26, 1949, at a later stage. The petition was filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. The petition challenged the legality of adding the words ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ to the Preamble through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976, arguing that including these words exceeds the Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution under Article 368.Supreme Court postpones hearing on removal of ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ from Preamble to October 21
The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on the demand to remove the words ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ from the Preamble of the Constitution to October 21. However, the top court noted the need to consider whether it was appropriate to amend the Preamble, which was accepted on November 26, 1949, at a later stage. The petition was filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. The petition challenged the legality of adding the words ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ to the Preamble through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976, arguing that including these words exceeds the Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution under Article 368.
