The Indian Constitution and its Fundamental Rights

The Right to Education is not a Fundamental Right guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. It is a fundamental right under Article 21A, which was added to the Constitution through the 86th Amendment in 2002.

Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guarantees the Right to Equality. It prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.

Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution guarantees the freedom of speech and expression. It allows citizens to express their thoughts and opinions freely, subject to certain reasonable restrictions.

Article 17 of the Indian Constitution prohibits untouchability. It abolishes the practice of untouchability and declares it to be an offense punishable by law.

Article 25 of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to practice any religion or faith. It allows citizens to freely profess, practice, and propagate their religion, subject to public order, morality, and health.

Article 19(1)(c) of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to form associations and unions. It allows citizens to form associations or unions for any lawful purpose.

Article 19(1)(d) of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to move freely throughout the territory of India. It allows citizens to move freely from one state to another, reside in any part of the country, and settle in any place of their choice.

Article 21 of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to life and personal liberty. It prohibits the deprivation of life or personal liberty except according to the procedure established by law.

Article 23 of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right against exploitation. It prohibits trafficking in human beings and forced labor, and it also prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 in factories, mines, or other hazardous occupations.

Article 21A of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to free and compulsory education for children between the ages of 6 and 14. It makes education a fundamental right and imposes a duty on the State to provide free and compulsory education to all children of that age group.

Article 32 of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to constitutional remedies. It allows citizens to directly approach the Supreme Court or any High Court for the enforcement of their Fundamental Rights.

Article 32 of the Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs, including habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, and quo warranto, for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.

Article 30 of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to property. It allows citizens to acquire, hold, and dispose of property, and it also protects property from deprivation except by authority of law.

Article 15 of the Indian Constitution prohibits the State from discriminating against any citizen on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth. It also prohibits the State from enforcing any disability, liability, restriction, or condition with regard to access to shops, public restaurants, hotels, and places of public entertainment.

Article 16 of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to equality of opportunity in matters of public employment. It prohibits discrimination in public employment on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, or residence.