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The '''[[Fundamental Rights in India]]''' enshrined in the [[Constitution of India]] guarantee [[civil liberty|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 democracy|liberal democracies]], such as equality before law, [[freedom of speech]] and [[freedom of expression|expression]], freedom of association and peaceful assembly, freedom to practice religion, and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil rights by means of [[writ]]s such as [[habeas corpus]]. The punishment for encroaching on these rights is upon the discretion of the [[judiciary]] and the punishments laid out in the [[Indian Penal Code]].

The Fundamental Rights are defined as basic [[Human rights|human freedoms]] which every Indian citizen has the right to enjoy for a proper and harmonious development of personality. These rights (defined in Part III of the Constitution of India) universally apply to all citizens, irrespective of [[Race (classification of human beings)|race]], place of birth, [[religion]], [[caste]], [[creed]], [[Coloured|colour]] or [[Gender|sex]]. They are enforceable by the [[court]]s, subject to certain restrictions. The Rights have their origins in many sources, including [[Bill of Rights 1689|England's Bill of Rights]], the [[United States Bill of Rights]] and [[Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen|France's Declaration of the Rights of Man]]. ([[Fundamental Rights in India|'''more...''']])

Portal:India/SC Summary/SA Fundamental Rights in India - Revision history

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