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    A right is a legal claim that a citizen or any other individual is granted by the constitution or any statute. Natural rights are universal rights which is inherent in every individual being a part of human nature. Human rights are similar to natural rights in the sense that they are universal and are intrinsic in human nature. Fundamental Rights are given higher importance in India as they are defended by the Supreme Court directly. They are given in Articles 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the constitution with a view of guaranteeing individual rights that were considered

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    A right is a legal claim that a citizen or any other individual is granted by the constitution or any statute. Natural rights are universal rights which is inherent in every individual being a part of human nature. Human rights are similar to natural rights in the sense that they are universal and are intrinsic in human nature. Fundamental Rights are given higher importance in India as they are defended by the Supreme Court directly. They are given in Articles 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the constitution with a view of guaranteeing individual rights that were considered

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    A right is a legal claim that a citizen or any other individual is granted by the constitution or any statute. Natural rights are universal rights which is inherent in every individual being a part of human nature. Human rights are similar to natural rights in the sense that they are universal and are intrinsic in human nature. Fundamental Rights are given higher importance in India as they are defended by the Supreme Court directly. They are given in Articles 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the constitution with a view of guaranteeing individual rights that were considered

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    A right is a legal claim that a citizen or any other individual is granted


    by the constitution or any statute.

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    a) Natural Rights: These are universal rights which is inherent in every

    individual being a part of human nature.

    b) Human Rights: Human rights are similar to natural rights in the sense

    that they are universal and are intrinsic in human nature .

    c) Civil Rights: These are the rights that citizens of a country enjoy and

    are conferred by the constitution or the law of the country.

    d) Constitutional Rights: They are rights enshrined in the constitution.


    e) Fundamental Rights: They are a branch of civil rights and given higher

    importance in India as they are defended by the Supreme Court directly.

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    It is a very important right enshrined in Articles 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18


    of the Constitution. It is the principal foundation of all other rights
    and liberties and guarantees equality before law, social equality and
    equal access to public areas, equality in matters of public
    employment, abolition of untouchability and abolition of titles.

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    It is given in Articles 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India,


    with a view of guaranteeing individual rights that were considered
    vital by the framers of the Constitution.

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    The right against exploitation, given in Articles 23 and 24, provides for
    two provisions, namely

    Abolition of trafficking in human beings and

    Abolition of employment of children below the age of 14 years in


    dangerous jobs like factories and mines

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    Right to freedom of religion, covered in Articles 25, 26, 27 and 28,


    provides religious freedom to all people in India. The objective of
    this right is to sustain the principle of secularism in India.

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    They are given in Articles 29 and 30 of the constitution and are


    measures to protect the rights of the minorities- linguistic and
    religious.

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    Art.32 confers the right to move the Supreme Court directly in case
    of any denial of the fundamental rights.

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    Fundamental Rights primarily protect individuals from any


    arbitrary State actions, some rights are enforceable against private
    individuals. For instance, the Constitution abolishes untouchability
    and also prohibits begar.
    These provisions act as a check both on State action as well as the
    action of private individuals.
    However, these rights are not absolute or uncontrolled and are
    subject to reasonable restrictions as necessary for the protection of
    general welfare.

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