Q. With reference to the implementation of Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs) in India, consider the following statements:
1. The 25th Constitutional Amendment Act made all the DPSPs non-justiciable.
2. There is no moral obligation on the government to implement the DPSPs.
3. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 has given effect to one of the Directive Principles.
How many of the above given statements is/ are correct?
Exp) Option a is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect.
All the DPSP since the adoption and enforcement of the constitution have been non-justiciable. The 25th amendment act provided that any law made to give effect to the Directive Principles contained in Article 39 (or (cannot be challenged on the ground of violation of the rights guaranteed by Articles 14, 19 and 31.
Statement 2 is incorrect.
Though the Directive Principles are non-justiciable, the Constitution (Article 37) makes it clear that ‘these principles are fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the state to apply these principles in making laws’. Thus, they impose a moral obligation on the state authorities for their application.
Statement 3 is correct.
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, implemented the constitutional obligation stated in Article 40 (Organisation of village panchayats).
