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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- A right or provision is non-justiciable when it cannot be enforced through a court of law, leaving its fulfilment to the conscience of the legislature and executive.
- Which constitutional article makes the Directive Principles non-justiciable?
- Does non-justiciable mean a provision has no legal value?
- How is non-justiciability relevant to Fundamental Duties?
- What happens when a Fundamental Right conflicts with a non-justiciable Directive Principle?

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A right or provision is non-justiciable when it cannot be enforced through a court of law, leaving its fulfilment to the conscience of the legislature and executive.

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In State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan (1951), the Supreme Court held the non-justiciable Directive Principles could not override the justiciable Fundamental Right to equality, prompting Parliament to enact the First Constitutional Amendment that same year.

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