Article 20 of Constitution of India – Protection in respect of conviction for offences

Article 20 of Constitution of India deals with Protection in respect of conviction for offences Original Text of Article 20 of Constitution of India 1) No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the Act charged as an offence, nor…

Article 18 of Constitution of India – Abolition of titles

Article 18 of Constitution of India deals with Abolition of titles Original Text of Article 18 of Constitution of India (1) No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State. (2) No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State. (3) No person who is not…

Article 17 of Constitution of India – Abolition of Untouchability

Article 17 of Constitution of India deals with Abolition of Untouchability Original Text of Article 17 of Constitution of India Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability” shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law. Questions related to Article 17 of…

Article 14 of Constitution of India – Equality before law

Article 14 of Constitution of India deals with Equality before law Original text of Article 14 of Constitution of India The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India. Questions related to Article 14 of Constitution of India For Further…

Article 12 of Constitution of India – Definition

Article 12 of Constitution of India defines the term “State” as used in Part III, which deals with Fundamental Rights, to include the Government and Parliament of India, the Government and Legislature of each State, and all local or other authorities within the territory of India or under the control of the Government of India…

Article 11 of Constitution of India – Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law.

Article 11 of Constitution of India deals with Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law. Original Text of Article 11 of Constitution of India Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and…

Article 10 of Constitution of India – Continuance of the rights of citizenship.

Article 10 of Constitution of India deals with Continuance of the rights of citizenship. Original text of Article 10 of Constitution of India Every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under any of the foregoing provisions of this Part shall, subject to the provisions of any law that may…

Article 9 of Constitution of India – Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens.

Article 9 of Constitution of India deals with Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens. Original text of Article 9 of Constitution of India No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of article…

Article 8 of Constitution of India – Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India

Article 8 of Constitution of India deals with Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India. Original text of Article 8 of Constitution of India Notwithstanding anything in article 5, any person who or either of whose parents or any of whose grand-parents was born in India as defined in the…

Article 7 of Constitution of India – Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.

Article 7 of Constitution of India deals with Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan. Original text of Article 7 of Constitution of India Notwithstanding anything in articles 5 and 6, a person who has after the first day of March, 1947, migrated from the territory of India to the territory now included in…