Consider the following statements As per the Supreme Court 1 Preamble is part of the constitution 2 ...........

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Consider the following statements. As per the Supreme Court

1) Preamble is part of the constitution.

2) Preamble cannot be amended under Article 368.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None

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Explanation:

In the Keshavananda Bharti case,Supreme Court opined that the Preamble is an integral part of the constitution and is not enforceable but can be amended.
As per the SC, the Preamble can be amended under A368, subject to the condition that no amendment is done to the ‘basic features’.
The Preamble has been amended only once so far, in 1976, by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, which has added three new words—Socialist, Secular and Integrity—to the Preamble. This amendment was held to be valid.

By: Parvesh Mehta

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Jasleen Kaur

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Vinay Kumar

In the 2nd option it says Preamble cannot be amended under article 368. But, in explanation, its mentioned that preamble can be amended under A368. Please check.