RAS question
Article 50 of the DPSP directs the State to:
Correct answer: (D) Separate the judiciary from the executive in public services of the State.
Article 50 directs the State to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State.
Explanation
Article 50 is a Directive Principle that gives a clear institutional instruction: the State shall take steps to separate the judiciary from the executive in the public services of the State. The provision is about judicial independence, not about creating new courts or a national appointment body. Its purpose, as reflected in the explanation, is to keep the judicial function distinct from executive control so that the rule of law and Fundamental Rights are protected. The official text of the Constitution uses the same formulation, making option D the only option that matches Article 50 directly.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Article 50 does not direct the State to establish a national judicial commission; its text is confined to separating the judiciary from the executive in State public services.
- (B) A uniform court system is not the instruction in Article 50, which addresses institutional separation between the judiciary and the executive.
- (C) Free legal aid is not Article 50's command; the cited Constitution text links equal justice and free legal aid separately, while Article 50 concerns separation of the judiciary from the executive.
Concept
This tests the Directive Principles of State Policy, especially the constitutional design used to support judicial independence. RAS repeatedly asks such provisions because they connect bare articles with governance values like rule of law and protection of Fundamental Rights.