With reference to the constitutional provisions governing environmental protection in India under Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy) and Part IV-A (Fundamental Duties), which of the following statements are correct?
- Article 48A directs the State to endeavor to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country.Cevap
- BArticle 51A(g) imposes a fundamental duty on citizens to protect the environment, which was part of the original text of the Constitution of India in 1950.
- Both Article 48A and Part IV-A containing Article 51A(g) were incorporated into the Constitution of India by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.Cevap
- DDirective Principles under Article 48A are directly justiciable and enforceable by citizens through writ petitions in High Courts under Article 226.
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The statement declaring that Article 48A directs the State to protect and improve the environment, as well as the statement noting that both Article 48A and Article 51A(g) were added by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, are correct.
Article 48A obligates the State to protect and improve the environment and safeguard forests and wildlife. Both Article 48A and Part IV-A (containing Article 51A(g)) were added together to the Constitution of India via the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.
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Environmental Protection Provisions under Directive Principles (Article 48A) and Fundamental Duties (Article 51A(g))