Article 39A, which mandates the state to provide for equal justice and free legal aid to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, was inserted into the Directive Principles of State Policy by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976.
Which one of the following Directive Principles was inserted by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976 ?
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2020 · Topic: Directive Principles of State Policy (New DPSPs added by Constitutional Amendments)
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Answer: B. Equal justice and free legal aid
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