Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with “Equal Justice and Free Legal Aid”?

Article 14-A

Article 38

Article 39

Article 39-A

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Article 39-A of the Constitution of India, which is a Directive Principle of State Policy (DPSP), deals with Equal Justice and Free Legal Aid. It directs the State to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities. This article was inserted by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976.

Article 39-A mandates the State to promote equal justice and provide free legal aid to ensure access to justice for all citizens.

Article 14 provides for Equality before law and Equal Protection of Laws. Article 38 directs the State to strive to promote the welfare of the people by securing and protecting a social order in which justice, social, economic and political, shall inform all the institutions of the national life. Article 39 lists several principles of policy to be followed by the State towards securing certain objectives, such as adequate means of livelihood, distribution of material resources, equal pay for equal work, etc. Article 39-A is a specific DPSP focusing on access to justice through equal opportunity and free legal aid.

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