Civil Services UPSC Mock Test Series 2025 (Prelims + Mains) General Knowledge Polity Basics of Constitution
With reference to the Doctrine of Eclipse, consider the following statements:
1. The doctrine applies only to post-constitutional laws that are inconsistent with Fundamental Rights.
2. Laws that become void due to inconsistency can become operative again if the inconsistency is removed through a constitutional amendment.
3. The doctrine assumes that inconsistent laws are not dead but merely dormant or eclipsed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 and 2 only
2
2 and 3 only
3
1 and 3 only
4
All of the above