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In which of the following case the Supreme Court of India held that preamble contained the basic…

Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala linked the Constitution’s basic features to the ideals expressed in its Preamble. The Preamble helps identify constitutional…

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In which of the following case the Supreme Court of India held that preamble contained the basic features of the Constitution.

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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala linked the Constitution’s basic features to the ideals expressed in its Preamble. The Preamble helps identify constitutional commitments such as democracy, secularism and individual dignity. Those commitments inform the basic-structure limit on Parliament’s amending power.

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