New Delhi, Oct 6: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking directions for schools to recite the Preamble to the Constitution during morning assemblies.
A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Augustine George Masih and Sandeep Mehta rejected the plea after hearing submissions from the petitioner’s counsel.
The lawyer told the court that the petition sought a direction requiring educational institutions to include recitation of the constitutional Preamble in their daily morning assemblies.
While making the submission, the counsel referred to Article 21A of the Constitution, which provides for the fundamental right to education.
The bench, however, pointed out that the Preamble is already part of the school curriculum. “The Preamble is already taught in schools in Class 6,” the court observed before dismissing the petition.
With the brief order, the court declined to issue any direction making Preamble recitation a mandatory practice during school assemblies.