The Fundamental Rights in Indian constitution acts as a
guarantee that all Indian citizens can and will live their lifes in peace as
long as they live in Indian democracy. They include individual rigts common to
most liberal democracies, such as equality before the law, freddom of speech
and expression, freedom of association and peaceful assembly, freedom of
religion, and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil
right.
Originally, the right to property was also included in the
Fundamental Rights, however, the Forty-Fourth Amendment, passed in 1978,
revised the status of property rights by stating that "No person shall be
deprived of his property save by authority of law."
Following
are the Fudamental Rights in India
Right to Equality
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Article 14 :- Equality before law and equal protection of law
Article 15 :- Prohibition of discrimination on grounds only of
religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
Article 16 :- Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
Article 17 :- End of untouchability
Article 18 :- Abolition of titles, Military and academic distinctions
are, however, exempted
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Right to Freedom
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Article 19 :- It guarantees the citizens of India the following six
fundamentals freedoms:-
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of form Associations
Freedom of Movement
Freedom of Residence and Settlement
Freedom of Profession, Occupation, Trade and Bussiness
Article 20 :- Protection in respect of conviction for offences
Article 21 :- Protection of life and personal liberty
Article 22 :- Protection against arrest and detention in certain
cases
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Right Against Exploitation
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Article 23 :- Traffic in human beings prohibited
Article 24 :- No child below the age of 14 can be employed
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Right to freedom of Religion
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Article 25 :- Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and
propagation of religion
Article 26 :- Freedom to manage religious affairs
Article 27 :- Prohibits taxes on religious grounds
Article 28 :- Freedom as to attendance at religious ceremonies in
certain educational institutions
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Cultural and Educational Rights
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Article 29 :- Protection of interests of minorities
Article 30 :- Right of minorities to establish and administer
educational institutions
Article 31 :- Omitted by the 44th Amendment Act
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Right to Constitutional Remedies
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Article 32 :- The right to move the Supreme Court in case of their
violation (called Soul and heart of the Constitution by BR Ambedkar)
Forms of Writ check
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