Presentation on the Fundamental

Rights

Presented by:
Dhruba Sharma
 DEFINITION :

• Fundamental Rights are essential human rights that are

offered to every citizen irrespective of caste, race,
creed, place of birth, religion or gender. These are
equal to freedoms and these rights are essential for
personal good and the society at large.
• The fundamental rights were included in the First Draft
Constitution (February 1948)
• The Second Draft Constitution (17 October 1948)
• Final Third Draft Constitution (26 November 1949)
prepared by the Drafting committee
 SIX FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
• The right to equality
• The right to freedom
• The right to freedom from exploitation
• The right to freedom of religion
• Cultural and educational rights
• The right to constitutional remedies
 Right to equality:

• ARTICLES 14,15,16,17 & 18

• Equality before law Social equality
• equal access to public areas
• Equality in matters of public employment
• Abolition of untouchability
• Abolition of Titles
 Right to freedom
• freedom ARTICLES 19,20,21 & 22
• Freedom of speech and expression
• Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms
• Freedom to form associations or unions
• Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of
India
• Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the
territory of India
• Freedom to practice any profession
 Right against exploitation :

• ARTICLE 23 & 24
• The right against exploitation
1. provides for two provisions, namely the
abolition of trafficking in human beings and
Begar (forced labor), [30] and
2. abolition of employment of children below
the age of 14 years in dangerous jobs like
factories and mines
 Right to freedom of religion
• ARTICLE 25,26,27&28
• According to the Constitution, all religions are
equal before the State and no religion shall be
given preference over the other.
• Citizens are free to preach, practice and
propagate any religion of their choice.
 Cultural and educational rights
• rights ARTICLES 29 & 30
• Any community which has a language and a
script of its own has the right to conserve and
develop it.
• All minorities, religious or linguistic, can set up
their own educational institutions to preserve
and develop their own culture
 Right to constitutional remedies
• Right to constitutional remedies empowers the
citizens to move a court of law in case of any denial of
the fundamental rights.
• This procedure of asking the courts to preserve or
safeguard the citizens' fundamental rights can be done
in various ways.
 The courts can issue various kinds of writs . These
writs are habeas corpus , mandamus , prohibition ,
quo warranto and certiorari .
 
 Critical analysis:

• Critical analysis " Freedom of press " has not been

included in the right to freedom, which is
necessary for formulating public opinion and to
make freedom of expression more legitimate .
• Employment of child labour in hazardous job
environments has been reduced, but their
employment even in non-hazardous jobs, including
their prevalent employment as domestic help
violates the spirit and ideals of the constitution .