Human rights- rights to equality. fundamental rights

1. HUMAN RIGHTS
RIGHT TO EQUALITY
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
SUBMITTED BY
P.DHIVYA
II B.Ed., BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND
ENGLISH
18UED048

2. RIGHTS TO EQUALITY
Fundamental Rights – Right to Equality
 As per the Constitution of India, all the citizens
are equal and have the same fundamental rights.

3. Equality
before law
(Article14):

4. Equality before law
(Article 14):
 This article states that the law of the
country equally protects all the people
of the country.
 The State shall treat people in the
same circumstances alike within the
territory of India. It also implies that
law shall treat individuals differently
under different circumstances.

6. Prohibition of
discrimination
on any
grounds
(Article 15)

7. Prohibition of discrimination
on any grounds (Article 15):
 This article states that there shall be no
discrimination on the basis of religion,
race, caste, sex or place of birth.
 The State also reserves a right to make
special provisions for the advancements of
any socially or educationally backward
class or scheduled castes or scheduled
tribes.

10. Equality in matters of public
employment (Article 16):
 As per this article, every person has an
equal opportunity in the matters of public
employment. Thus, the State cannot
discriminate against any person on the
grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, place
of birth or residence or any of them.
 All Indian citizens can equally apply to
the public sector or government jobs.
However, there are some exceptions to
this right.

11. Abolition of
untouchability
(Article 17):

12. Abolition of untouchability
(Article 17):
 This article states that the practice of
untouchability is an offense and anyone
guilty of doing so is punishable by law.
 The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1976
lays down the penalties for stopping any
person from entering a place of worship or
from taking water from a tank or well.

14. Abolition of
Titles
(Article 18)

15. Abolition of Titles (Article 18):
 This article forbids the State from conferring
any titles and also the citizens of India
cannot accept titles from any foreign State. It
also abolished the titles such as Rai Bahadur
and Khan Bahadur conferred by the British.
 However, Military and academic distinctions
can be conferred upon. The awards such
as Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan do
not fall within the constitutional prohibition.
Thus, they cannot be used by the recipient as
a title.

16. Conclusion:
Right to Equality ensures equal rights for
all the citizens. The Right to Equality
prohibits inequality on the basis of caste,
religion, place of birth, race, or gender. It
also ensures equality of opportunity in
matters of public employment and
prevents the State from discriminating
against anyone in matters of
employment on the grounds only of
religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place
of birth, place of residence or any of

17. REFFERENCE:
 https://www.toppr.com/guides/civics/th
e-indian-constitution/rights-and-
fundamental-rights/
 https://www.toppr.com/guides/legal-
aptitude/indian-
constitution/fundamental-rights-right-
to-equality/

18. THANK YOU