8 Directive Principles of State Policy

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8 Directive Principles of State Policy ‌

The Directive Principles of State Policy are enumerated in Part IV of the Constitution from Articles 36 to 511. The framers of the Constitution borrowed this idea from the Irish

Constitution of 1937, which had copied it from the Spanish Constitution . Dr. B.R. Ambedkar described these principles as 'novel features’ of the Indian Constitution. The Directive Principles along with the Fundamental Rights contain the philosophy of the Constitution and is the soul of the Constitution. Granville Austin has described the Directive Principles and the Fundamental Rights as the 'Conscience of the Constitution’2 .

FEATURES OF THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES CLASSIFICATION OF THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES Socialistic Principles Gandhian Principles Liberal-Intellectual Principles NEW DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES SANCTION BEHIND DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES CRITICISM OF THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES 1. No Legal Force 2. Illogically Arranged 3. Conservative 4. Constitutional Conflict UTILITY OF DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES CONFLICT BETWEEN FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES DIRECTIVES OUTSIDE PART IV NOTES AND REFERENCES

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