Published: 3rd May, 2024
Context
A nine-judge Constitution Bench resumed hearings in the case to determine whether private property falls under the ambit of Article 39(b), a Directive Principle of State Policy. The case also involves the question of the constitutional position of Article 31C.
About
- Article 31C, a saving clause, was added by the 25th Constitutional Amendment and served two purposes.
- To start: It stated that legislation passed in order to implement Article 39(b) and (c) could not be invalidated because they conflict with Articles 14 and 19.
- Secondly, it prevented a law of that kind from being refused legal standing on the grounds that it failed to "give effect" to the two
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Fact Box: Article 39(b)
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