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Difficulty: Very hardFundamental Rights, Directive Principles, and Fundamental Duties

Match the Constitutional Provisions and Articles listed in List-I with their exact Scope and Judicial Interpretation listed in List-II:

  • Article 32(3)Power of Parliament to empower subordinate courts to issue writs within their local jurisdiction without affecting Supreme Court jurisdiction
  • Article 39(b) & (c)Directive principles given explicit immunity against invalidation under Articles 14 and 19 when implemented by law under Article 31C
  • Article 51A(h)Fundamental duty of citizens to develop scientific temper, humanism, and the spirit of inquiry and reform
  • Article 31BValidation of laws in the Ninth Schedule subject to basic structure judicial review for acts inserted post-April 24, 1973

Answer

Article 32(3) matches with the power of Parliament to empower subordinate courts to issue writs within local jurisdiction; Article 39(b) & (c) matches with DPSP immunity under Article 31C against Articles 14 and 19; Article 51A(h) matches with the fundamental duty to develop scientific temper and humanism; and Article 31B matches with post-April 24, 1973 Ninth Schedule laws being subject to basic structure judicial review.
The correct pairings accurately reflect constitutional text and authoritative judicial precedents: Article 32(3) allows legislative extension of writ powers to local subordinate courts; Article 39(b) and (c) gain immunity under Article 31C; Article 51A(h) sets out the duty regarding scientific temper; and Article 31B Ninth Schedule protection is qualified by the basic structure test for post-April 24, 1973 laws as held in I.R. Coelho.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze Article 32(3) in List-I
Article 32(3) allows Parliament by law to confer writ-issuing powers on any other court within its local limits.
This specifically addresses legislative allocation of writ jurisdiction to lower courts without impairing Supreme Court authority.
2
Analyze Article 39(b) & (c) in List-I
These socialist Directive Principles receive constitutional protection under Article 31C from challenge under Articles 14 and 19.
This reflects the constitutional relationship between specific DPSPs and fundamental rights protections.
3
Analyze Article 51A(h) in List-I
Article 51A clause (h) enumerates the civic duty focused on scientific temper, humanism, and reform.
This is a direct text match with Part IV-A Fundamental Duties.
4
Analyze Article 31B in List-I
Article 31B provides Ninth Schedule immunity, which was judicially clarified in the I.R. Coelho judgment to apply the basic structure test to post-April 24, 1973 enactments.
This links the constitutional article to its authoritative judicial limitation.

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