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Supreme Court Rejects PIL for Daily Preamble Recitation in Schools
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News18•06-10-2026, 15:00
Supreme Court Rejects PIL for Daily Preamble Recitation in Schools
- •The Supreme Court declined to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a nationwide policy for daily Preamble recitation in morning school assemblies.
- •A bench noted that the Preamble is already included in the school curriculum and taught to students starting from Class 6.
- •The plea was filed by Delhi University Assistant Professor Dheeraj Kumar to promote constitutional awareness among children.
- •The petitioner cited existing state initiatives in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Karnataka as models for a uniform national approach.
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The Supreme Court declined to entertain the PIL because the Preamble already forms a part of the existing school curriculum and is taught to students starting from Class 6 onwards.
The plea was filed by Dheeraj Kumar, an Assistant Professor at Delhi University's Rajdhani College, requesting directions to the Ministry of Education and CBSE.
The petitioner's plea referred to initiatives in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Karnataka, where schools had been directed to incorporate the recitation of the Preamble in their morning assemblies.
