Introduction – Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights

Article (12-35) of Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental rights. These Fundamental Rights are conferred upon the citizen of India for the constitution tells that these rights are inevitable. Right to Life, Right to Dignity, Right to Education etc. all comes under one of six main fundamental rights. They are,

1. Right to Equality (Article 14-18)
2. Right to Freedom (Article 19-22)
3. Right against Exploitation (Article 23-24)
4. Right to Freedom of Religion (Article 25-28)
5. Cultural and Educational rights (Article 29-30)
6. Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32)

Right to Property was deleted from the list of fundamental rights and made a Legal Right under Article 300-A in Part XII of the constitution by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978. Now, there are only six Fundamental Rights.

Article 15, 16, 19, 29, 30 are available to citizen only while others are enjoyable by non-citizens as well. Dr. BR Ambedkar has called Article 32 as the most important amongst all the Fundamental Rights and thus the Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution