democratic republic" to a "sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic." Rejecting the petitioners' request to refer the matter to a larger bench, the bench clarified, "Being socialist in ...

Mr. Ramesh pointed out that the PM and his colleagues also did not mention the fact that many of the provisions of the 42nd ...

democratic republic" to a "sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic". On February 9, the top court asked whether the Preamble to the Constitution could be amended while keeping the date ...

New Delhi: 'We The People of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic' is one line that every Indian is aware of and this line ...

democratic republic” to a “sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic”. Emergency in India was declared by the late PM Indira Gandhi from June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977. The bench ...

With the 1950 constitution, the country was officially known as the Republic of India — a “sovereign socialist secular democratic republic” that “secures all its citizens justice, liberty, equality, ...

The preamble of Indian Constitution states, "WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its ...

We, the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic, and to secure to all its citizens justice, liberty, and equality ...

The Indian voter, who, with the brave and powerful act of casting her vote, reaffirmed what underlines India and its constitution — a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic.

The words "socialist" and "secular" were inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution under the 42nd constitutional ...

which added the descriptors “socialist” and “secular” to section of the Preamble declaring India to be a “sovereign democratic republic”. The matter did not require further ...