Q. Consider the following pairs:
Articles——————-Objectives
1.Article 31A———-Provides primacy to the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) under Articles 39(b) and (c).
2.Article 31B——— Validates certain laws included in the Ninth Schedule, protecting them from judicial review.
3.Article 31C———- Allows the state to acquire estates for land reform and other public purposes without violating fundamental rights.
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanations – Only 2 is correctly matched.
Article 31A- Provide that laws made for acquisition of estates, etc. shall not be void on the ground that it violated fundamental rights including the right to property.
Article 31B-Made laws placed under the Ninth Schedule immune from the judicial review on the ground of violating fundamental rights. However, in Coelho case (2007), the SC held that laws placed in Ninth schedule after April 1973 would be subject to judicial review.
Article 31C-Provided primacy to the DPSP under Article 30(b) and (c). Laws that made to fulfil these principles shall not be void on the ground that it violated fundamental rights including right to property.
Source: The Hindu
