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In which of the following cases was it said by the Supreme Court in 2005 that: "It is well accepted by thinkers, philosophers and academicians that if JUSTICE, LIBERTY, EQUALITY and FRATERNITY,…

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In which of the following cases was it said by the Supreme Court in 2005 that: "It is well accepted by thinkers, philosophers and academicians that if JUSTICE, LIBERTY, EQUALITY and FRATERNITY, including social, economic and political justice, the golden goals set out in the Preamble of the Constitution, are to be achieved, the Indian polity has to be educated and educated with excellence. Education is a national wealth which must be distributed equally and widely, as far as possible in the interest of creating an egalitarian society, to enable the country to rise high and face global competition"?
  1. Onkar Lal Bajaj Vs. Union of India (AIR 2005 SC 2562)
  2. Zee Telefilms Ltd. Vs. Union of India (AIR 2005 SC 2677)
  3. Gopala Krishnan Nair Vs. State of Kerala (AIR 2005 SC 3053)
  4. P.A. Inamdar Vs. State of Maharashtra [(2005) 6 SCC 537]

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Correct answer: D - P.A. Inamdar Vs. State of Maharashtra [(2005) 6 SCC 537]
The passage on education as national wealth, needed to achieve the Preamble's goals of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity, is from P.A. Inamdar v State of Maharashtra (2005), the seven-judge bench decision on admissions and fees in private unaided professional colleges. Zee Telefilms (2005) concerned whether the BCCI is 'State' under Article 12, not education.

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