The purpose of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment was to make the economic and social democracy explicitly visible.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Route 1 “mini-Constitution” → declared purpose: make social–economic democracy explicit
Route 2 42nd Amendment as constitutional form for socio-economic revolution → visibility as the stated aim
declared purpose → substance proves it → Preamble additions (Socialist, Secular) → Fundamental Duties → Article 39A / 43A / 48A → DPSP primacy over FR
went past visibility → judicial review cut + Parliament supremacy sought → balance disturbed → Basu: “revision,” not amendment
Route 1 Minerva Mills restored Parts III–IV balance → purpose real but only partly legitimate
Route 2 visibility achieved, overreach corrected → genuine intent, limited legitimacy
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
Also asked on this head
Salient Features of the Indian Constitution — 17 questions in the Vault.
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How this is taught
The same flow snapshot, built for every head of the syllabus, with the answer written in class.
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