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Mention the founding principles that define India’s Constitution. (150 words)
- UPSC 2021
- 10 marks
- Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
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The Constitution's founding principles are the commitments that give its 395 original articles a single identity. The Preamble names most of them, but some, such as the rule of law, federalism and judicial review, are built into the structure. The Supreme Court has gathered them into the basic structure since Kesavananda Bharati (1973).
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