Indian Constitution is a balanced Constitution. The framers of the Constitution desired to secure balance and moderation in incorporating various provisions in our Constitution. As far as the amendment of the Constitution is concerned, a balance is struck in making the Constitution partly rigid and partly flexible.
The Fundamental Duties are a novel feature of the Indian Constitution in recent times. Originally, the Constitution of India did not contain these duties. The Forty Second Constitution Amendment Act, 1976 has incorporated ten Fundamental Duties in Article 51(A) of the constitution of India.
The Directive Principles of State Policy constitute another important feature of the Indian Constitution. It is an idealistic and philosophical chapter in the Indian Constitution, which contains various aims and aspirations to be fulfilled by the State in distant future.
Some of the most important merits and demerits of Flexible and Unwritten Constitution are : They are adaptable to the social political environment, which is dynamic. Thus British Constitution once wedded to the theory of Laissez Faire, today has adapted itself to the current sway in favor of Welfare State and socialism but an unwritten constitution is not suitable for all nations; it is best suited to a nation with political consciousness and vigilant public opinion.
Importance of the constitution arises out of the following reasons: To delimit the power of the government as a whole and of its various organs such as executive, legislature and judiciary and to establish the rule of law and not the rule of man...