| Nature of State Action | These are negative as they prohibit the State from doing certain things. | These are positive as they require the State to do certain things. |
| Justiciability | These are justiciable, that is, they are legally enforceable by the courts in case of their violation. | These are non-justiciable, that is, they are not legally enforceable by the courts for their violation. |
| Aim | They aim at establishing political democracy in the country. | They aim at establishing social and economic democracy in the country. |
| Sanction | These have legal sanctions. | These have moral and political sanctions. |
| Beneficiary | They promote the welfare of the individual. Hence, they are personal and individualistic. | They promote the welfare of the community. Hence, they are societarian and socialistic. |
| Implementation Requirement | They do not require any legislation for their implementation. They are automatically enforced. | They require legislation for their implementation. They are not automatically enforced. |
| Judicial Review | The courts are bound to declare a law violative of any of the Fundamental Rights as unconstitutional and invalid. | The courts cannot declare a law violative of any of the Directive Principles as unconstitutional and invalid. However, they can uphold the validity of a law on the ground that it was enacted to give effect to a directive. |