The Supreme Court rejected petitions challenging the inclusion of the terms ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble, added via the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976. Filed in 2020, these petitions questioned the validity of the additions. The SC upheld the changes, which also included the term ‘integrity’, as consistent with the Constitution. https://www.drishticuet.com/current-affairs/supreme-court-confirms-validity-of-socialist-and-secular-in-the-preamble