Question Q.4GS2GS2

FDs are a reminder that citizenship is not merely a passive status but active engagement. Discuss what are the challenges in legal enforcement?

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Fundamental duties were included in Constitution by 92nd Amendment based on Swaran Singh Committee report. It was amended in 2006 once (86th CAA). Not passive but active: (1) Mahatma Gandhi said - 'Rights that do not flow from duties well performed are not worth having'. (2) Moral responsibility of citizens to protect Constitution and Property of country. (3) Constant reminder that both rights & duties go hand in hand. (4) Many duties like cherishing ideals of freedom struggle develop sense of patriotism. Challenges for legal enforcement: (1) Non justiciable by Courts but can be enforced by parliament by making a law. (2) Vesma Committee observed certain laws like National Honor act church enforce it

3Vague wordings: difficult to understand & much scope for judicial activity (4) SC is Rangarah nulling Judgment held that FDs should be enforced by both legal & moral sanction. (5) AASMS Students case: FDs equally important to Fundamental Rights, there Fundamental Duties show that there cannot be daily democracy without daily citizenship.

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Fundamental Duties show that there cannot be daily democracy without daily citizenship.

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Abhishek Singh

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GS2GS2

Topic

Indian Constitution - Historical Underpinnings, Evolution, Features, Amendments, Significant Provisions and Basic Structure

Significant Provisions

Fundamental Duties

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