Notes-Class-7-Civics-Chapter-5-Fundamental Rights Part 2-Maharashtra Board

Right to Freedom of Religion :

• Right to Freedom of religion is a direct outcome of India being a secular state.
• The constitution has given the right to freedom of religion to the citizens.
• Every citizen has freedom to practise his/her own religion and establish religious institutions for propagation of the religion.
• The constitution forbids religious taxes, that may encourage a particular religion.
• Religious education cannot be made compulsory in any educational institution that receives financial aid from the state.

Cultural and Educational Rights :

• India is a land of cultural diversity.
• There are many religions, sects, festivals, food, languages and way of life in India.
• The Constitution has granted cultural and educational rights to the citizens, communities to maintain diverse cultural traditions and their unique character.
• Cultural and Educational Rights are provided to protect the language, script and culture and thereby preserve India’s diversity.
• They have the right to establish their separate educational institutions.

Right to Constitutional Remedies :

• The right to get judicial remedies is a fundamental right of the citizens.
• The Right to Constitutional Remedies means that the constitution itself has provided legal remedies in case people’s rights are violated.
• It has made a constitutional duty of the courts to protect the rights of the people.
• The courts admit and consider the complaint of infringement of the fundamental rights.
• They investigate and give appropriate order to uphold the fundamental rights of the citizens.

Writs as Constitutional Remedies :

The judiciary has been given power to issue the following writs to protect the fundamental rights :

• Habeas Corpus : It means protection from unlawful arrest and detention.
• Mandamus : It means the order of the coarts to the government to perform its duty in public interest.
• Prohibition : To prevent a subordinate court from exceeding its jurisdiction.
• Quo Warranto : To restrain a person from acting in an office to which he is not entitled.
• Certiorari : To order the removal of a law suit front a subordinate court to a superior court.

Citizens are able to exercise their rights clue to the protection from the courts.