Prelims 2017 · Polity and Constitution · Question 61
Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen? 1. A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties. 2. They are correlative to legal duties. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer
Neither 1 nor 2
1. There is no specific constitutional or statutory legislative process provided for enforcing Fundamental Duties as a whole; they are non-justiciable. Parliament may make laws touching related subjects, but that is not the same as a dedicated enforcement process. Verdict: False.
2. Fundamental Duties are not correlative to legal duties in the strict sense; they are mainly moral/constitutional obligations and not enforceable by courts unless backed by a separate law. Hence this statement is also not correct. Verdict: False.
Therefore, neither 1 nor 2 is true.