FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN INDIA

 Fundamental Rights stands for those rights which are

inevitable for the mental, moral, intellectual & physical
progress & development of people.
 India borrowed the idea Fundamental Rights from
American Constitution which itself absorbed Bill of Rights
for their people.
 Originally, there are seven Fundamental Rights. Later, the
Right to property was deleted in 1978 through 44th
Amendment of the Constitution.
1- RIGHT TO EQUALITY ( ARTICLE 14-
18)
Equality before law & Equal protection of law ( Article 14 )
Prohibition of discrimination only on grounds of religion,
race, caste, sex and place of birth ( Article 15 )
Equality of opportunity in public employment ( Article 16 )
 Abolition of Untouchability ( Article 17 )
 Abolition of Titles ( Article 18 )
2- RIGHT TO FREEDOM (ARTICLE 19-
22)
•Article 19(1) guarantees six rights as follows:-
Freedom of speech & expression
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of association
 Freedom of movement
 Freedom of residence and;
 Freedom of profession

Protection in respect of conviction for offences ( Article 20)

Protection of life & personal liberty (Article 21)
Right to elementary education (Article 21 A)
 Protection against arrest & detention in certain cases (Article
3- RIGHT AGAINST EXPLOITATION
(ARTICLE 23-24)
 Prohibition of traffic in human beings & forced labour ( Article 23 )

 Prohibition of employment of children in factories ( Article 24 )

4- RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF
RELIGION (ARTICLE 25-28)
 Freedom of conscience and free profession , practice & propagation of
religion ( Article 25)
 Freedom to manage religious affairs( Article 26)
 Freedom from payment of taxes for promotion of any religion (Article 27)
 Freedom from attending religious instruction or worship in certain
educational institutions (Article 28)
5-CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS
( Article 29-30)
 Protection of language, script and culture of minorities
( Article 29)
 Right of minorities to establish and administer educational
institutions (Article 30)
6- RIGHT TO CONSTITUTIONAL
REMEDIES ( ARTICLE 32)
 Right to move the Supreme Court for the enforcement of
fundamental rights ( Article 32 )through the writs
including:-
(I)Habeas Corpus
(II)Mandamus
(III)Prohibition
(IV)Certiorari
(V)Quo –warranto
CORE SIGNIFICANCES OF
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
 Essential & Inseparable
 Pro-citizenry
 Justiciable
 Non-negotiable