Fundamental Rights (Part III) are justiciable and enforceable by courts, while Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV) are non-justiciable and not enforceable by courts.
Which one of the following statements regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy is NOT correct ?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2019 · Topic: Directive Principles of State Policy (Relationship between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles (Conflict and Harmony))
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Answer: C. The Directive Principles of State Policy have precedence over the Fundamental Rights in case of conflict between the two
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