5. Fundamental Rights – Part II

The Right to Freedom of Religion guarantees that each Indian citizen is free to practise any religion. In order to broaden the scope of this right and maintain the secular nature of our country, the Constitution forbids the imposition of religious taxes. This ensures that the State cannot impose any taxes that might be used to encourage or financially support a particular religion.

In case of the encroachment of fundamental rights, the Indian citizens' right to get judicial remedies is itself a fundamental right, known as the Right to Constitutional Remedies. This means the Constitution has provided for legal remedies in case people's rights get violated or infringed upon, making it a constitutional duty of the courts to protect the rights of the people by issuing appropriate writs or verdicts.

• (1) Protection from illegal arrest and detention — Habeas Corpus
• (2) To restrain a person from acting in an office to which he is not entitled — Quo Warranto

...our Constitution has given the different communities the right to preserve their cultural uniqueness under the Cultural and Educational Rights, and as a secular country, each Indian citizen is completely free to practise any religion.

...the Cultural and Educational Rights guaranteed by the Constitution allow people to not only preserve their own language, script, and literature but also establish institutions for their further development and promotion.

• (1) We can approach the court in case of infringement of our rights.
• (2) Religious education cannot be made compulsory in educational institutions that get aid from the State.
• (3) The order of the Supreme Court or the High Court commanding the government to perform an action that is its duty to perform is Mandamus.
• (4) The order preventing a subordinate court from exceeding its jurisdiction is Prohibition.