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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Article 37 of the Indian Constitution declares the Directive Principles of State Policy non-enforceable by any court while making them fundamental to governance.
- If Directive Principles are non-justiciable under Article 37, why are they in the Constitution at all?
- Can a court ever rely on a Directive Principle despite Article 37?
- How does a non-justiciable directive become an enforceable right?
- What is the difference between Article 37 directives and Fundamental Duties?

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In Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980), the Supreme Court invoked Article 37's complementary status to strike down the Forty-second Amendment's attempt to make all Directive Principles override Fundamental Rights.

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