Indian Polity · Polity
Consider the following statements regarding the judicial interpretations of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles: I. The 25th Constitutional Amendment Act (1971) inserted Article 31C, whose first provision was declared invalid by the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati Case (1973). II. The Supreme Court in the Minerva Mills Case (1980) upheld the extension of the scope of Article 31C made by the 42nd Amendment Act. III. The Supreme Court in the Minerva Mills Case (1980) observed that the Indian Constitution is founded on the bedrock of the balance between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles. IV. The present interpretation gives complete supremacy to all Directive Principles over all Fundamental Rights, exactly as propounded in the Champakam Dorairajan case (1951). Which of the statements given above are incorrect?
- 1Only III
- 2I, II and IV✓
- 3II, III and IV
- 4III and IV
Correct answer
I, II and IV
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