In which case did the Supreme Court restore the primacy of the Fundamental Rights over the Directive Principles of State Policy ?

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In which case did the Supreme Court restore the primacy of the Fundamental Rights over the Directive Principles of State Policy ?

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Polity

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SSC

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{'fundamental rights': [13, 0, 7, 20], 'directive principles': [4, 0, 4, 13], 'supreme court': [12, 1, 4, 14], 'keshavananda bharti case': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'golaknath case': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'minerva mills case': [4, 0, 0, 1], 'state policy': [19, 0, 10, 29], 'primacy': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'above cases': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'case': [6, 0, 1, 6]}

In the Minerva Mills case, the Supreme Court restored the primacy of the Fundamental Rights over the Directive Principles of State Policy. This means that in case of a conflict between the two, the Fundamental Rights will have more importance and prevail over the Directive Principles.

In the Golaknath case, the Supreme Court held that Parliament cannot amend the Fundamental Rights and this decision was later overruled by the Keshavananda Bharti case. In the Keshavananda Bharti case, the Supreme Court introduced the concept of "basic structure doctrine" where it held that certain fundamental rights are beyond the reach of amendment by the Parliament. However, it did not directly address the issue of primacy between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3, Minerva Mills case.

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