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70 Years of Indian

Constitution

Fundamental rights and role

of the Supreme Court

With the adoption of the Constitution on
26.11.1949, WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA solemnly
A 2008 World Bank Working Paper
resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN
argued, “The main determinant of
SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
differences in across countries
and to further secure to its citizens JUSTICE,
are differences in economic
social, economic and political; LIBERTY of
institutions. To solve the problem
thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
of development will entail reforming
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to
these institutions.” Most people
promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring
will agree, even market-oriented
Mohan Parasharan the dignity of the individual and the unity and
integrity of the Nation. It is with this resolve
economists. Markets don’t work in
(contained in the Preamble) that WE THE
isolation, but in a social and legal
PEOPLE came to adopt and give ourselves the
context that sets the infrastructure.
Constitution of India.

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