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*Objective Resolution was introduced in the constituent
assembly on 13th December 1946, by Jawaharlal Nehru.
*It was passed by the Assembly on 22 January 1947.
*Preamble declares that mind and objectives of the Constitution makers
*Preamble declares that the sovereignty or supreme power in india belongs to the people
*Jawaharlal Nehru is the architect of the preamble.
*The base of the preamble was ‘Objective Resolution’
*The preamble has been amended only once
Preamble is called as
*Political horoscope - K.M. Munshi
*Identity Card - N.A. Palkivala
*Key to the Constitution - Earnest Barker
*Heart and Soul of the Constitution - Thakur Das Bhargav
* Soul and key to the Constitution - Jawaharlal Nehru
*By the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 three new words were inserted into the preamble. They are Socialist, Secular and Integrity.
*The date mentioned in the Preamble is 26th November 1949.
*According to the Preamble, India is a Sovereign - Socialist - Secular -Democratic - Republic
*There was a controversy whether the Preamble is part of the Constitution or not Can the Preamble be amended under Article 368 of the Constitution.
*In the Berubari case (1960) Supreme Court held that the Preamble was not an integral part of the constitution.
*But in the Kesavananda Bharati Vs. State of Kerala (1973) Supreme Court held that the Preamble is part of the Constitution. It can be amended under Article 368 Without destroying the basic structure of theConstitution.
*The “Basic structure” doctrine of Indian Constitution was propounded by the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati Vs State of Kerala
