Article 32 is the "Right to Constitutional Remedies" and empowers individuals to move the Supreme Court directly for enforcement of Fundamental Rights. Article 226 empowers High Courts to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights and other legal rights.
Statement I - Article 226 must be resorted to before approaching the Supreme Court. Statement II - Right guaranteed by Article 32 can be exercised for the enforcement of fundamental rights only. Codes : - If the question has multiple statements, format using ... - For Assertion/Reason, retain 'Statement-I' and 'Statement-II' clearly. - For matching pairs, use HTML
Asked in Paper I 4 · Topic: Articles of the Constitution (Fundamental Rights Articles)
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Answer: A. I is incorrect and II is correct
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