Article 39A is a Directive Principle of State Policy that mandates the State to secure a legal system that promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunity and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.
Which of the following Article was inserted by the 42nd Constitution Amendment to provide 'Equal Justice and Free Legal Aid'?
Asked in Sr. Teacher (Sec. Edu.) Comp. Exam 2024 group d 2024 · Topic: Directive Principles of State Policy (New DPSPs added by Constitutional Amendments)
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