Year filters cases and amendments. This article shows the current official edition, not reconstructed historical wording.
37
Year 2026
Constitution of India
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Part IV — Directive Principles
Article37
Article 37 — Application of the principles contained in this Part
The provisions contained in this Part shall not be enforceable by any court, but the principles therein laid down are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws.
In plain language
Directive Principles are not like fundamental rights: you usually cannot sue to enforce them. They are still binding on the government’s conscience when it makes policy.
Current official-edition wording. Historical reconstruction is not claimed for this article.