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Which one of the following Directive Principles was inserted by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976 ?

Options

  1. AThe State shall minimise inequalities in income
  2. BEqual justice and free legal aid
  3. CPromotion of co-operative societies
  4. DProvision for early childhood care

Correct answer

B. Equal justice and free legal aid

Step-by-step solution

Equal justice and free legal aid was inserted by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976. It defines- the State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities.

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