PREAMBLE AS PART OF THE CONSTITUTION
| Berubari Union case (1960) |
Supreme Court specifically opined that Preamble is not a part of the Constitution |
| Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) |
held that Preamble is a part of the Constitution |
| LIC of India case (1995) |
the Supreme Court again held that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution |
| STATUS OF PREAMBLE |
- Like any other part of the Constitution, the Preamble was also enacted by the Constituent Assembly; but, after the rest of the Constitution was already enacted(INDEPENDENT)
- The Preamble is neither a source of power to legislature nor a prohibition upon the powers of legislature
- It is non-justiciable, that is, its provisions are not enforceable in courts of law.
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