IndianConstitution - Articles of Indian Constitution

Article 0 - PREAMBLE

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to...

Article 1 - Name and territory of the Union.

Article 2 - Admission or establishment of new States.

Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks...

Article 2A - Sikkim to be associated with the Union

Omitted by the Constitution...

Article 3 - Formation of new States and alteration of areas boundaries or names of existing States.

Parliament may by law— (a) form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or...

Article 4 - Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental incidental and consequential matters.

Article 5 - Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution.

At the commencement of this Constitution, every person who has his domicile in the territory of India and— (a) who was...

Article 6 - Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan.

Notwithstanding anything in article 5, a person who has migrated to the territory of India from the territory now included...

Article 7 - Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.

Notwithstanding anything in articles 5 and 6, a person who has after the first day of March, 1947, migrated from...

Article 8 - Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India.

Notwithstanding anything in article 5, any person who or either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents was born...

Article 9 - Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens.

No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen...

Article 10 - Continuance of the rights of citizenship.

Every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under any of the foregoing provisions of...

Article 11 - Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law.

Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any provision with...

Article 12 - Definition.

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, "the State" includes the Government and Parliament of India and the Government...

Article 13 - Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights.

Article 14 - Equality before law.

The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within...

Article 15 - Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion or race or caste or sex or place of birth.

Article 16 - Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.

Article 17 - Abolition of Untouchability.

"Untouchability" is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability”...

Article 18 - Abolition of titles.

Article 19 - Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc.

Article 20 - Protection in respect of conviction for offences.

Article 21 - Protection of life and personal liberty.

No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law....

Article 21A - Right to education.

The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in...

Article 22 - Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.

Article 23 - Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.

Article 24 - Prohibition of employment of children in factories etc.

No child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged...

Article 25 - Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.

Article 26 - Freedom to manage religious affairs.

Subject to public order, morality and health, every religious denomination or any section thereof shall have the right— (a) to establish...

Article 27 - Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of any particular religion.

No person shall be compelled to pay any taxes, the proceeds of which are specifically appropriated in payment of expenses...

Article 28 - Freedom as to attendance at religious instruction or religious worship in certain educational institutions

Article 29 - Protection of interests of minorities.

Article 30 - Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.

Article 31 - Compulsory acquisition of property.

Omitted by the Constitution...

Article 31A - Saving of laws providing for acquisition of estates etc.

Article 31B - Validation of certain Acts and Regulations.

Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in article 31A, none of the Acts and Regulations specified in...

Article 31C - Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles.

Notwithstanding anything contained in article 13, no law giving effect to the policy of the State towards securing all or...

Article 31D - Saving of laws in respect of anti-national activities.

Omitted by the Constitution....

Article 32 - Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by this Part.

Article 32A - Constitutional validity of State laws not to be considered in proceedings under article 32.

Omitted by the Constitution....

Article 33 - Power of Parliament to modify the rights conferred by this Part in their application to Forces etc.

Parliament may, by law, determine to what extent any of the rights conferred by this Part shall, in their application...

Article 34 - Restriction on rights conferred by this Part while martial law is in force in any area.

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Part, Parliament may by law indemnify any person in the service of...

Article 35 - Legislation to give effect to the provisions of this Part.

Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution,— (a) Parliament shall have, and the Legislature of a State shall not have, power to make...