<p>The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas challenging insertion of terms ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in Preamble to Indian Constitution</p>
<p>A bench headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna junked the pleas saying that the writ petitions do not need further deliberation and adjudication.</p>
<p>”Amending power of Parliament over Constitution extends to Preamble. We have explained that after so many years the process cannot be so nullfied,” the top court said.</p>
<p>The court said that the date of the adoption would not curtail government’s power under Article 368 to amend the Constitution which is not under challenge.</p>
<p>”It has almost been so many years, why rake up the issue now,” CJI Khanna said after the pronouncement of the verdict.</p>
<p>The bench further said that it has explained what the term socialism and secularism mean which will be available in a detailed order.</p>
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