Question

Short Note- Fundamental Rights

Answer 1

Fundamental Rights is a charter of rights contained in the Constitution of India. It guarantees civil liberties such that all Indians can lead their lives in peace and harmony as citizens of India. These include individual rights common to most liberal democracies, such asequality before law, freedom of speechand expression, and peaceful assembly,freedom to practice religion, and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil rights by means ofwrits such as habeas corpus.

Answer 2

The seven fundamental rights recognized by the Indian constitution are:[1]

Right to equality: Which includes equality before law, prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, gender or place of birth, and equality of opportunity in matters of employment, abolition of untouchability and abolition of titles.Right to freedom: Which includes freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association or union or cooperatives, movement, residence, and right to practice any profession or occupation (some of these rights are subject to security of the State, friendly relations with foreign countries, public order, decency or morality), right to life and liberty, protection in respect to conviction in offences and protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.Right against exploitation: Which prohibits all forms of forced labour, child labour and traffic of human beingsRight to freedom of religion: Which includes freedom of conscience and free profession, practice, and propagation of religion, freedom to manage religious affairs, freedom from certain taxes and freedom from religious instructions in certain educational institutes.Cultural and Educational rights: Preserve the right of any section of citizens to conserve their culture, language or script, and right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.Right to constitutional remedies: Which is present for enforcement of Fundamental Rights.Right to education: It is the latest addition to the fundamental rights