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Answer» Those rights, which are necessary for every human being in order to achieve an around development are known as Fundamental Rights. There are six Fundamental Rights which have been incorporated in the Constitution: 1. Right to Equality: - The rights that consider every citizen ‘Equal before Law’ and provide ‘Equal protection of Law’ are called Rights to Equality.
- This right ensures that citizens will not be discriminated on the basis of their caste, sex, race, grounds of religion, place of birth, etc. and will be treated equally.
- However, there are certain provisions for women, scheduled castes, etc. so as to bring these segments of society inequality to the rest of the society.
- To safeguard equality, the Constitution of India prohibits the State from granting any titles. Also citizens of India are not allowed to accept any titles from a foreign state.
2. Right to Freedom: This Right to Freedom gives every individual the freedom: - of Speech and expression.
- to assemble peacefully without arms.
- to form associations of unions.
- to move freely within the territory of India.
- to live and settle in any part of India.
- to practice any profession, business or occupation.
We live in a society and so we need to maintain its social structure. Hence, although these six freedoms are given to citizens they enjoy them with certain restrictions and limitations. 3. Rights against Exploitation: - This right safeguards women and children and others against exploitation of various forms.
- This right ensure protection against any exploitation like forced labour, low wages compared to standard wages, working in unhygienic and unsafe environment, child labour, etc.
- Under Right to Exploitation, one cannot be biased for carrying out state welfare works, military services, social services, etc. on the ground of their religion, caste, gender or creed.
4. Right to Freedom of Religion: - India does not have any national religion. Also it does not follow the ideals or principles of any particular religion.
- The right to freedom against religion says that every person is equally permitted to enjoy the freedom his conscience permits and has the right to acknowledge, practice and spread his religion.
- There are certain restrictions put on this right to maintain public law and order,
morality and peace in the country. - People are free to conduct and run religious affairs. This included the freedom to establish and maintain charitable institutions to manage religious affairs and acquire and manage movable and immovable property for religious proposes without going against the law.
5. Cultural and Educational Rights: - These rights allow a person whether belonging to minority or majority to maintain its culture and obtain education about his culture and religion.
- Under Cultural and Education Rights, any citizen can get admission in educational institution or a granted institution without getting discriminated on the ground of religion, caste, creed or language.
- The Indian Constitution also states that religious and language minority groups will have the right to administer and start their own educational institution.
- It also states that no minority, other than the ones suggested in the Article will have the right to establish any institution.
6. Right to Constitutional Remedies: - Right to Constitutional Remedies is a special feature of our Constitution.
- This right provides an opportunity to the citizens to approach court in case of violation of their Fundamental Right.
- Dr. Ambedkar considered this right as the ‘Soul of the Constitution’.
- In case any Fundamental Right of a person is violated, he can make use of right i.e., Right to Constitutional Remedies and seek justice from the court of law.
- If the court finds that any Fundamental Right of a person is violated, it can issue a ‘writ’ i.e., a legal notice to the one who is depriving the person of this right.
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