Supreme Court Defends ‘Socialist’ And ‘Secular’ As Core Constitutional Principles Amid Preamble Challenge

The Supreme Court of India reaffirmed that the terms “socialist” and “secular” are integral to the Constitution’s basic structure during a hearing on petitions seeking their removal from the Preamble. Petitioner Subramanian Swamy argued that these terms were added without proper debate in Parliament. Justice Sanjiv Khanna challenged the notion of removing them, emphasizing their significance.