The Supreme Court ruling limits Article 39(b) as grounds for state acquisition of private property, emphasising the protection of individual ownership rights over socialist ideals.
Ambedkar opposed adding 'socialist' and 'secular' to the preamble, favouring a flexible Constitution over fixed ideologies, contrasting with Indira Gandhi’s politically motivated amendments.
BJP MLAs from Madhya Pradesh on Friday moved a Private Members' Resolution seeking to abolish Article 30 of the Indian Constitution which gives the right to minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.
CJI said, "The dichotomy that Article 39(b) can never include private property, then it is very artificial, because when it says material resources of community it is agnostic to the title."
Chief Justice asked whether the petitioner really thought that constitutional provisions should be struck down for such reasons. The court also expressed dissatisfaction over such petitions filed under Article 32.
The court pointed out that ED officials are not 'police officials' and thus recording statements of the accused is not hit by the fundamental right against self-incrimination.