Article 17 of the Indian Constitution provides for the abolition of untouchability.

By the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978, the fundamental rights related to Right to Property Article-19 (1) (f) and Article-31 were removed from FR and made a legal right under Article 300 (a).

Article-20 (3) under the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution provided that the person accused of an offense shall not be compelled to testify against himself. While Article-21 provides for the right to life and personal liberty, Article 22 provides for protection from arrest and detention in certain cases.

Article 19 of the Constitution of India provides a total of 6 types of freedom to the citizens.

To know the status of socially and educationally backward classes, on 20 December 1978, Morarji Desai's government announced the formation of the Backward Classes Commission headed by the BP Madal (Bindeshwari Prasad Madal). This commission submitted its report on 12 December 1980, recommended 27 percent reservation for backward classes.

Article-33 of the Constitution gives this power to the Parliament. That, it can enact laws restricting the fundamental rights of the armed forces, the Intelligence Bureau and the security forces that maintain public order.

Indian Constitution provides for the right to Constitutional Remedies under Article 32 against the violation of Fundamental Rights. The Supreme Court has the power to protect the fundamental rights of citizens by Article 32. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar has called this article the heart and soul of the Indian Constitution. While the writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Article-32 is limited only to cases of violation of Fundamental Rights, the jurisdiction of High Courts under Article-226 includes violation of Fundamental Rights as well as other matters. Courts issue five types of writ - habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto, Certiorari writ.

The Supreme Court can issue orders for release of any illegally detained person by Article-32 and High Court under Article-226. The Habeas Corpus is called the bulwark of personal freedom.

Preventive detention has been provided under Article 22 (4) of the constitution, according to which a person can be imprisoned for 3 months without trial. But if a person is to be kept under house arrest for much longer then the recommendation of a committee headed by a judge of the High Court will be necessary.

In the case of Naveen Jindal v. Union of India (2004 AD), the Supreme Court ruled that hoisting the national flag over private buildings is a fundamental right of every citizen under the freedom of expression mentioned in Article-19 (1) (a) of the Constitution .