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Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties of India

The document discusses the fundamental rights, directive principles, and fundamental duties outlined in the Constitution of India. It provides details on three key sections: 1) Fundamental Rights define the basic human rights of all citizens, including rights to equality, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. These are enforceable by courts. 2) Directive Principles provide guidelines for governments to consider when making policies and passing laws, though are not enforceable. 3) Fundamental Duties define the moral obligations of citizens to help promote patriotism and national unity. Like directives, these are not enforceable in courts. The document then lists the six main fundamental rights in detail. It concludes by noting the

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Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties of India

The document discusses the fundamental rights, directive principles, and fundamental duties outlined in the Constitution of India. It provides details on three key sections: 1) Fundamental Rights define the basic human rights of all citizens, including rights to equality, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion. These are enforceable by courts. 2) Directive Principles provide guidelines for governments to consider when making policies and passing laws, though are not enforceable. 3) Fundamental Duties define the moral obligations of citizens to help promote patriotism and national unity. Like directives, these are not enforceable in courts. The document then lists the six main fundamental rights in detail. It concludes by noting the

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Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and

Fundamental Duties of India

The Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental


Duties are sections of the Constitution of India that prescribe the fundamental
obligations of the states to its citizens and the duties and the rights of the citizens to the
State.[note 1] These sections comprise a constitutional bill of rights for government policy-
making and the behaviour and conduct of citizens. These sections are considered vital
elements of the constitution, which was developed between 1947 and 1949 by the
Constituent Assembly of India.
The Fundamental Rights are defined as the basic human rights of all citizens. These
rights, defined in Part III of the Constitution, applied irrespective of race, place of birth,
religion, caste, creed, or gender. They are enforceable by the courts, subject to specific
restrictions. The Directive Principles of State Policy are guidelines for the framing of
laws by the government. These provisions, set out in Part IV of the Constitution, are not
enforceable by the courts, but the principles on which they are based are fundamental
guidelines for governance that the State is expected to apply in framing policies and
passing laws.
The Fundamental Duties' are defined as the moral obligations of all citizens to help
promote a spirit of patriotism and to uphold the unity of India. These duties set out in
Part IV–A of the Constitution, concern individuals and the nation. Like the Directive
Principles, they are not enforceable by courts unless otherwise made enforceable by
parliamentary law.

List of Fundamental Rights in Constitution of


India: Supreme Court Rules Privacy as a
Fundamental Right
The basic fundamental rights are Right to equality, Right to freedom, Right against
exploitation, Right to freedom of religion, Cultural and Educational rights and Right to
constitutional remedies.
Fundamental rights are the basic rights of the people of India and were mainly seen as
a chapter of Civics in school. However, the Fundamental Rights Chapter of the
Constitution of India now has a new addition as the supreme court finally ruled that right
to privacy is a fundamental right. The basic fundamental rights are Right to equality,
Right to freedom, Right against exploitation, Right to freedom of religion, Cultural and
Educational rights and Right to constitutional remedies. The supreme court has stated
that privacy is intrinsic to right to life. The list of fundamental rights is protected under
the law, and the addition of privacy to this list comes as a relief for many. Right to
Privacy a Fundamental Right, Rules Supreme Court: Highlights of The
Judgment. Also Read - Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Plea Seeking Protection of
Human Rights of Security Forces, Issues Notices to Centre, J&K Govt And NHRC
The fundamental rights of many liberal democracies are similar as equality before the
law, freedom of speech and expression and cultural and religious freedom are all a part
of the basic fundamental rights. However, there were traditionally six important
fundamental rights according to the Indian Constitution. These rights are protected by
the law and are defined as the basic human rights of all citizens. Abiding by the
fundamental rights chapter, there is a list of fundamental duties that need to be followed
by the Indian citizen. Here is the list of fundamental rights in India. 

1. Right to Equality
Right to Equality is the first fundamental right brought the end of untouchability. This
right stands for the principle of equality before law as well as the social equality and
supports non-discrimination of people on any basis. This right also states that every
Indian citizen is equal in front of the law and prohibits discrimination on the grounds only
of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, or any other grounds. 
2. Right to Freedom
Right to freedom includes articles on freedom of speech, expression and assembly and
is one of the most important of the fundamental rights. There are six frames under
which freedom is made available to Indian citizens under this right. in addition to the
three main rights of speech, expression and assembly, this fundamental right also
provides freedom of association, profession, movement throughout the territory of our
country and freedom to reside and settle in any part of India.
3. Right against Exploitation
These rights help to prevent exploitation of the weaker section i different sectors by the
state, organisations as well as individuals. Forced labour, working without labour,
human trafficking, child labour and other illegal and ethically injust acts are prohibited by
this fundamental right. The Bonded Labour system (Abolition) Act, 1976 was enacted by
the Indian parliament in support of this basic right.
4. Right to Freedom of Religion
India is a secular country and right to freedom of religion to all its citizens ensures that
all states treat all the religions neutrally. Every Indian citizen has religious freedom and
can follow any religion of their choice. Right to freedom of religion also promotes a right
to preach, practice and propagate any religion of their choice and guarantees freedom
of conscience to all Indian citizens.

5. Cultural and Educational Rights


The cultural and educational rights includes the right to education and helps to conserve
various heritages of minorities and protect them from discrimination. This fundamental
right safeguards the minorities and prohibits discrimination against any citizen for
admission into any educational institutions based on religion, race caste or language,
subject to reservations in the state. This fundamental right also allows minorities to set
up and administer educational institutions to preserve their heritage.
6. Right to Constitutional Remedies
Right to Constitutional Remedies allows Indian citizens to approach the Supreme Court
of India to protect their fundamental rights. The SC has rights to protect the fundamental
rights of citizens even against private bodies, and can also award compensation to the
affected individuals. The Supreme Court of India is seen as a designated protector of
these rights by the Constitution.
The Supreme Court received several petitions stating that the Aadhaar scheme as a
violation of privacy and after profound discussions and a nine-judge Bench of the
Supreme Court ruled that privacy is a fundamental right. This ruling has a direct effect
on Aadhaar card being made mandatory.

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