<h2 class="ql-align-center">PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION</h2>&nbsp;<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">About:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Refers to the introduction or preface to the Constitution</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Based on the ‘Objectives Resolution’ (December 13, 1946), which was drafted and moved by Pandit Nehru, and adopted (January 22, 1947) by the Constituent Assembly</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Constituent Assembly enacted Preamble after the rest of the Constitution was already enacted to ensure its conformity and coherence with the Constitution</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Neither a source of power to legislature nor a prohibition upon the powers of legislature</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Non-justiciable, and its provisions are not enforceable in courts of law</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">N.A Palkhivala called the Preamble as the ‘identity card of the Constitution’</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">American Constitution was the first to begin with the Preamble</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Components:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Preamble states that the Constitution derives its authority from the people of India</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It declares the nature of the Indian state as a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular Democratic, and Republican Polity</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It specifies Justice, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity as the objectives;</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It stipulates the date of adoption of the Constitution i.e. November 26, 1949</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Timeline:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">In Berubari Union case (1960), the Supreme court stated that, Preamble is key to the minds of the makers of the Constitution but it is not a part of the Constitution</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">In the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973), the Supreme court stated that Preamble can be amended and it is part of the ‘basic features’ of the Constitution</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">In the LIC of India case (1995), the Supreme co&nbsp;urt stated that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution.</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Amended only once by the 42nd CAA (1976), which added 3 new words i.e. Socialist, Secular and Integrity</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=" https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/current-affairs-batch-2026-prelims-mains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://sunyaias-resources.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/content/c58e1036-9566-11f0-be50-f7ac9f777531.jpeg"></a>&nbsp;Telegram Link: <a href="https://t.me/sunyaias_CA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">https://t.me/sunyaias_CA</a>&nbsp;#PreambleOfIndia #ConstitutionOfIndia #ObjectivesResolution #SovereignSocialistSecularDemocraticRepublic #JusticeLibertyEqualityFraternity #NARPalkhivala#PolityAndGovernance#UPSC2026 #UPSCPreparation #UPSCExam #UPSC_Prelims_2026 #CurrentAffairs #Current_Affairs_for_UPSC_Prelims #DailyCurrentAffairs #CA_for_Govt_Exams #The_Hindu_News #The_hindu_Current_Affairs #Sunya_IAS #Best_UPSC_Coaching #Best_Current_Affairs #CivilServices