or goals for the future.
lled Fundamental Duties.
The areas in which the states and the union
Frame laws form the
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Fundamental duties were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Amendment[1] on the recommendations of Swaran Singh Committee and the eleventh duty was added to the ten fundamental duties by the 86th Amendment. The practice via which an individual has become a part of an institution like the State and the collective duty of the State towards a citizen, strengthens the notion of a responsible citizenry, ultimately to achieve progress and development of the society. The rule of jurisprudence is that every right has a corresponding duty. Gandhi, while commenting on the performance of duties had once said that:
“The true source of right is duty. If we all discharge our duties, rights will not be far to seek. If leaving duties unperformed we run after rights, they will escape us like will-o’-the-wisp, the more we pursue them, the farther they fly.”
The historical background of the evolution of rights and duties, an analysis of eastern jurisprudence and inefficacious implementation of fundamental duties advances the importance of fundamental duties. Though non-justiciable, they are rules of law.
The Supreme Court in Minerva Mills Ltd.v. Union of India[2] recognised the proposition that although they are non-justiciable, they do hold significance –