Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Polity and Constitution

With reference to the constitutional relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles, consider the following statements:

  1. In the Champakam Dorairajan case, the Supreme Court held that Fundamental Rights would prevail over Directive Principles in the event of conflict.
  2. In the Golaknath case, the Supreme Court held that Parliament could not amend Fundamental Rights for implementing Directive Principles.
  3. In the Kesavananda Bharati case, the first protective provision of Article 31C was upheld, while the provision excluding judicial scrutiny of the declared policy was invalidated.
  4. In the Minerva Mills case, the Supreme Court upheld the extension of Article 31C protection to laws implementing any Directive Principle.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 4 only
  2. 2, 3 and 4 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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