Question

The following questions consist of two statements, one labeled as ‘Assertion’ (A) and other as ‘Reason’ (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answers.

Assertion (A): Directive Principles of State Policy contained in Part IV shall not be enforceable by any court, but the principles therein laid down are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws.

Reason (R): Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Rights are both complementary to each other but in case of any controversy fundamental rights will prevail.

Options

• Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

• A is true but R is false

• A is false but R is true

Answer 1

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Champakam Dorairajan Case was the first major verdict of the Supreme Court on the issue of Reservation.  Champakam Dorairajan Case led to the First  Amendment of Indian Constitution. The Supreme Court  held that Article 37 expressly says that the directive principles are not enforceable by court. Supreme Court mandated that the chapter on Fundamental Rights in the constitution is sacrosanct and the directive principles have to conform to and run subsidiary to the chapter on Fundamental Rights. This means that  Fundamental Rights were given superiority over the Directive principles.