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Not our job to define words in Preamble: Supreme Court dismisses PIL
Update / Judgement Date
14 Aug 2024
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Team — WCP Legal Desk
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The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a definition of the terms "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution. The court ruled that it was not its role to define these terms, which are part of the Constitution's basic structure. This decision reinforces the principle of judicial restraint, emphasizing that certain matters are beyond the scope of judicial intervention and should be left to democratic processes.