Consider the following statements regarding the Preamble of the Indian Constitution: 1. The Preamble is based on the Objectives Resolution moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1946. 2. It has been amended only once so far by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976. 3. The Preamble is justiciable and enforceable in courts of law. Which of the statements given above are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct because the Preamble derives from the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly, and it was amended once in 1976 to add socialist, secular, and integrity. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Preamble is neither a source of power to legislature nor a prohibition upon its powers, and it is non-justiciable, meaning its provisions cannot be enforced in courts of law as established in the Berubari Union case. The Supreme Court affirmed in the Kesavananda Bharati case that the Preamble is an integral part of the Constitution.