Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Directive Principles restrain the government from doing certain things while Fundamental rights exhort the government to do certain things.
2. Directive Principles of State Policy make provisions for certain non-justiciable rights to the citizens.
3. Only Fundamental Rights fall under the category of justiciable rights under the Indian Constitution.
How many statements given above are correct?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect. It is possible to see both Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles as complementary to each other. Fundamental Rights restrain the government from doing certain things while Directive Principles exhort the government to do certain things. Fundamental Rights mainly protect the rights of individuals while directive principles ensure the well-being of the entire society.
Statement 2 is correct. Directive Principles lists mainly three things: 1. the goals and objectives that we as a society should adopt; 2. certain rights that individuals should enjoy apart from the Fundamental Rights; and 3. certain policies that the government should adopt. Directive principles of State policy are Non-justiciable rights.
Statement 3 is incorrect. While Fundamental Rights are justiciable in nature, there are certain other rights provided in the Indian Constitution which are also justiciable in nature. Such rights are referred to as constitutional rights. For instance, Article 300-A of the Indian Constitution provides for Right to property. Similarly, Article 326 of the Constitution guarantees the right to vote to every citizen above the age of 18.
