2021 · Q72
Which one of the following statements with regard to the Directive Principles of State Policy is not correct?
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- AThey are not enforceable in a court of law.
- BThey can override all the fundamental rights.
- CThey can be related to social and economic justice.
- DThey can be related to giving free legal aid.
Explanation
The Directive Principles are non-justiciable (statement A is true) and relate to social and economic justice and free legal aid (statements C and D are true). However, they cannot override all fundamental rights — the Supreme Court in Minerva Mills held that the Constitution demands harmony between the two, with fundamental rights retaining primacy. Hence statement B is the not-correct statement.