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The word 'Socialist' was added to the Preamble by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976. Among the given cases, the Supreme Court first examined the effect of…

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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court of India for the first time consider the effect of the word 'SOCIALIST' in the Preamble?

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The word 'Socialist' was added to the Preamble by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976. Among the given cases, the Supreme Court first examined the effect of adding the word 'Socialist' to the Preamble in Excel Wear v. Union of India, AIR 1979 SC 25 (decided in 1978), observing that it might incline the courts to lean more in favour of nationalisation and State ownership, though without ignoring the interests of private owners completely. Golaknath (1967) and Kesavananda Bharati (1973) predated the 1976 amendment.

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