In re Berubari Union
AIR 1960 SC 845 · Supreme Court of India
The Preamble is a key to the minds of the framers but was then held not to be a source of power.
Unit I · Constitutional Law – I
Constitutional history and the Constituent Assembly
Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.
Statute sections
| Act / instrument | Section | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Constitution of India | Preamble | Sovereign socialist secular democratic republic |
Landmark cases
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
(1973) 4 SCC 225 · Supreme Court of India
The Preamble is part of the Constitution and reflects its basic features.
Previous-year questions
Mapped 6 / 10 / 15-mark questions on this topic. Frequency is how many papers repeat the question.
- 6 Freedom of Assembly. · 1×
- 6 Constituent Assembly. · 1×
- 10 A person wants to file a writ petition directly in the Supreme Court of India for violations of fundamental rights. Can he do so? Advise him with reference to constitutional remedies for the enforcement of fundamental rights. · 1×
- 10 'R' an editor of a news paper published some remarks expunged by the speaker of legislative assembly. Is 'R' liable? · 1×
- 10 Certain social activists and NGO's brought public interest legation before supreme court for enforcement of fundamental rights of working women to guard violations on sexual harassment subjected to the victim P and others to attain gender justice? Decide the constitutional remedy? · 1×
- 15 Explain the different Constitutional remedies in the enforcement of Fundamental Rights. · 1×
- 15 Explain the Constitutional provisions relating to formation of new States in Union of India. Refer to relevant case law. · 1×