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Why do you think the Directive Principles of State Policy are not justiciable by any court of law? Give reasons to support your answer.
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The Directive Principles of State Policy are not justiciable by any court of law because they are only a set of guidelines for policy makers or the government. They are called so because the government has to take them in consideration while making laws. These principles contain lofty ideas, deep human thoughts, belief and knowledge. The policy makers can take these thoughts and ideas into consideration while making laws in a way to create certain privileges for the citizens of India. The directive Principles have wider scope as they deal with wide range of subjects and aim at establishment of a welfare state. They are not rules or rights and therefore, they are not justiciable. They are just moral obligation on state authority for establishment of a welfare state.
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