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FUNDAMENTAL
RIGHTS
Prepared by:- Vicky Chatterjee
Class:- 11M
Roll no.-
Subject Teacher:- Dr. Suvra Mukhopadhyay ma’am
 Preface
As a humanities student in order to gain knowledge in the filed of
political science, I am required to make a powerpoint presentation for
political science in the topic of “Fundamental Rights”.
I have tried to give all the important points regarding this topic.
The basic objective behind doing this project is to get knowledge
regarding Fundamental Rights and its importance in different fields.

Precautions are taken to avoid mistakes. Overall some mistakes may be

possible.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Before presenting the ppt on the topic “Fundamental

Rights”, I would like to thanks ma’am for inspiring
us to increase our knowledge about Humanities and
it’s subject Political Science.

I would also like to thanks to the school and all the

Humanities teacher for giving me this project, so to
gain more knowledge about our Fundamental Rights.
 Definition of Fundamental Rights

In India, like most other democracies in the world, some rights are
mentioned in the Constitution. These rights are fundamental to our
life and are given a special status. They are called Fundamental
Rights. It talks about securing for all its citizens equality, liberty and
justice. Fundamental Rights are an important basic feature of the
Indian Constitution. 
 These are preserved in the Part III of the Constitution.
Importance of Fundamental Rights
 Fundamental Rights create a feeling of security
amongst the minorities in the country. 
 No democracy can function in the absence of
basic rights such as freedom of speech and
expression. 
 Fundamental Rights grant the standards of
conduct, citizenship, justice and fair play. They act
as a check on the government.
 6 Fundamental Rights

 Right to Equality
 Right to Freedom
 Right against Exploitation
 Right to Freedom of Religion
 Cultural and Educational Rights
 Right to Constitutional Remedies 
 Right to Equality
(Article 14 - 18)
 Equality before Law
 Social equality and equal access to public areas
 Equality in matters of public employment
 Abolition of Untouchability
 Abolition of Titles
Right to Freedom (Article 19 - 22)
 Freedom of Speech and Expression
 Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms
 Freedom to form associations or unions
 Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of India
 Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India
 Freedom to practice any profession or to carry on any occupation,
trade or
business
Right against Exploitation (Article 23 - 24)
 The abolition of trafficking in human beings and Begar
(forced labour)
 Abolition of employment of children below the age of 14
years in dangerous jobs like factories and mines
 Begar, practised in the past by landlords, has been declared a
crime and is punishable by law
 Trafficking in humans for the purpose of slave trade or
prostitution is also prohibited by law
 Right to freedom of religion (Article 25 - 28)
Article 25 deals with freedom of conscience
and free profession, practice, and propagation
of religion.
Article 26 deals with freedom to manage
religious affairs.
Article 27 deals with freedom as to payment
of taxes for promotion of any particular
religion.
Article 28 deals with freedom as to
attendance at religious instructions or
religious worship in certain educational
institutions.
Cultural and Educational Rights (Article 29 - 30)
Article 29 deals with the projection of
language, script and culture of minorities.

Article 30 deals with the right of

minorities to establish and manage
educational institutions.
 Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32)
Article 32 deals with the Right to
move to the supreme court for the
enforcement of fundamental rights
including the Writs (Habeas
corpus, mandamus, prohibition,
certiorari and Quo warranto)
Fundamental rights, protect citizens against the
arbitrary and absolute exercise of power by the state.
The constitution has said about these fundamental rights
that their object is two-fold. The first objective is that
every citizen must be in a position to claim those rights.
And secondly these rights must be binding upon every
authority that has got the power to make laws. In India
we have the rule of law, to enforce this rule of law we
have a judicial system that consists of the mechanism of
courts that a citizen can approach when a law is violated.
The judiciary plays a crucial role in the functioning of
India's democracy. A problem that affects the common
person's access to justice is the inordinately long number
of years that courts take to hear a case. The phrase
'justice delayed is justice denied' is often used to
characterize this extended time period that courts take.
Inspite of this there is no denying that the judiciary has
played a crucial role in democratic India, serving as a
check on the powers of the executive and the legislature
as well as in protecting the fundamental rights of
citizens.