31B. Validation of certain Acts and Regulations. Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in article 31A, none of the Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule nor any of the provisions thereof shall be deemed to be void, or ever to have become void, on theRead…
31C. Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles. Notwithstanding anything contained in article 13, no law giving effect to the policy of the State towards securing [all or any of the principles laid down in Part IV] shall be deemed to be void on the ground that it isRead…
31D. Saving of laws in respect of anti-national activities. Rep. by the Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Act,1977, s.2 (w.e.f.13-4-1978) Read Constitution of India in a systematic way. Download Constitution of India PDF.Read…
Right to Constitutional Remedies 32. Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by this Part. (1) The right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings for the enforcement of the rights conferred by this Part is guaranteed. (2) The Supreme Court shall have power to issue directions or orders orRead…
32A. Constitutional validity of State laws not to be considered in proceedings under article 32. Rep. by the Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Act, 1977, s. 3 (w.e.f. 13-4-1978) Read Constitution of India in a systematic way. Download Constitution of India PDF.Read…
33. Power of Parliament to modify the rights conferred by this Part in their application to Forces, etc. Parliament may, by law, determine to what extent any of the rights conferred by this Part shall, in their application to,- (a) the members of the Armed Forces; or (b) the membersRead…
34. Restriction on rights conferred by this Part while martial law is in force in any area. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Part, Parliament may by law indemnify any person in the service of the Union or of a State or any other person in respect of anyRead…
35. Legislation to give effect to the provisions of this Part. Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution,- (a) Parliament shall have, and the Legislature of a State shall not have, power to make laws- (i) with respect to any of the matters which under clause (3) of article 16, clause (3)Read…
PART IV DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY 36. Definition. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, ‘‘the State’’ has the same meaning as in Part III. Read Constitution of India in a systematic way. Download Constitution of India PDF.Read…
37. Application of the principles contained in this Part. The provisions contained in this Part 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 principlesRead…
38. State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people. (1) The State shall strive to promote the welfare of the people by securing and protecting as effectively as it may a social order in which justice, social, economic and political, shall inform all theRead…
39. Certain principles of policy to be followed by the State. The State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing- (a) that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood; (b) that the ownership and control of the material resources of theRead…
39A. Equal justice and free legal aid. The State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are notRead…
40. Organisation of village panchayats. The State shall take steps to organise village Panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government. Read the Constitution of India in a systematic way. Download the Constitution of India PDF.Read…
41. Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases. The State shall, within the limits of its economic capacity and development, make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement, andRead…
42. Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief. The State shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief. Read Constitution of India in a systematic way. Download Constitution of India PDF.Read…
