Preamble

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Source

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a

Nature

  1. SOVEREIGN
  2. SOCIALIST (42ndCAA, 1976)
  3. SECULAR (42ndCAA, 1976)
  4. DEMOCRATIC
  5. REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:

Objectives

  1. JUSTICE,
    1. social,
    2. economic and
    3. political;
  2. LIBERTY of
    1. thought,
    2. expression,
    3. belief,
    4. faith and
    5. worship;
  3. EQUALITY
    1. of status and
    2. of opportunity; and to promote among them all
  4. FRATERNITY assuring
    1. the dignity of the individual and
    2. the unity and integrity (42ndCAA, 1976) of the Nation

Adopted on

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

Nehru

Based on the objective resolution of Jawaharlal Nehru

Status of the preamble

  1. Preamble cannot be used to explain the explicit provisions of the constitution - AK Gopalan case, 1950
  2. Preamble shows the general purpose behind several provisions of the constitution, but not a part of the constitution. It is the key to unlock the minds of the members of the constituent assembly. - Berubari Union Case, 1960
  3. Preamble is pressed to interpret the
    1. Directive principles of State Policy - Chandra Bhavan vs State of Mysore, 1970
    2. Fundamental rights - Keshavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala, 1973
  4. Preamble is the part of the basic structure of the constitution - Keshavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala, 1973
  5. Preamble is framed with great care and deliberation so that it reflects the high purpose and noble objective of the constitution makers - Pradeep Jain vs Union of India, 1984.
  6. Preamble is an integral part of the constitution - LIC of India case, 1995
  7. Preamble is controlled constitution and not framed by Parliament - I.R.Coelho vs State of Tamil Nadu, 2007

Non - justiciable

  • Neither a source of power to legislation now prohibition of powers to legislation
  • Non justiciable in nature

Opinions

K.M.Munshi

  • Horoscope of our sovereign democratic republic
Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer

  • Expresses what we had thought or dreamt so long
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava

  • Most precious part of the constitution.
  • Soul of the constitution
  • Key to the constitution
  • Jewel set in the constitution
Sir Ernest Barker

  • in his "Principles of Social and Political Theory" says,
  • "Key note to the constitution"
M. Hidyatullah (former CJI)

  • More than a declaration , it is the soul of our constitution
N. A. Palkhiwala

  • It is the identity card of the constitution
Justice Sikri (former CJI)

  • "It seems to me that the preamble of our constitution is of extreme importance and the constitution should be read and interpreted in the light of the grand and noble vision expressed in the preamble"
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