The Supreme Court has held that the basic structure of the Constitution includes values enshrined in the Preamble, such as democracy, secularism, federalism, and judicial review.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Preamble and basic structure: (a) Kesavananda Bharati (1973): Basic structure includes supremacy of Constitution, republican/democratic form, secularism, federalism, separation of powers, judicial review - many derived from Preamble values, (b) Subsequent cases: Minerva Mills (balance of FRs-DPSP), SR Bommai (federalism, secularism), Puttaswamy (privacy as part of liberty) reaffirm Preamble values as basic features, (c) Effect: Parliament cannot amend Constitution to destroy these Preamble-based values. Preamble thus provides substantive content to basic structure doctrine.