How did the Supreme Court describe the Preamble of the Constitution in the Berubari Union Case (AIR…
In the 1960 Berubari Union opinion, the Supreme Court treated the Preamble as a guide to the purposes of the Constitution's framers. The Court explained that the Preamble…
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How did the Supreme Court describe the Preamble of the Constitution in the Berubari Union Case (AIR 1960 SC 845)?
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In the 1960 Berubari Union opinion, the Supreme Court treated the Preamble as a guide to the purposes of the Constitution's framers. The Court explained that the Preamble could assist with the interpretation of ambiguous provisions and that substantive powers came from the body of the Constitution.
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