FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND SOCIO- ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN INDIAN CONSTITUTION

The preamble of the Indian constitution contains inter alia, two important concepts namely, popular sovereignty and socio-economic Justice. The former, which implies that ‘the people' is the ultimate sovereign, is a powerful constitutional tool for directing and shaping the constitutional development, But its usefulness and power depend much on the actual position granted to it in the constitution by the constitution makers. The later represents the aspirations of the people who have established the constitution. Therefore the three topics discussed here are: • The position of the preamble • The concept of popular sovereignty, and • The concept of socio-economic justice & fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution.