Fundamental Rights and Fundamental duties are correlative and inseparable. Also, the original constitution contained only the fundamental rights and not the fundamental duties.
- The fundamental duties of citizens were added in the Constitution later in 1976 on the recommendation of Swaran Singh Committee.
- In 2002, one more Fundamental Duty was added.
Although both, Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties, are inseparable, there are certain differences between them. In this article, we will discuss these differences:
Fundamental Rights | Fundamental Duties |
| Rights guaranteed by the Constitution to the citizens. | They are moral and civic duties expected out of the citizens. |
| Covered under Part III of the Constitution mentions Fundamental Rights. | Covered under Part IVA of the Constitution mentions the Fundamental Duties. |
| Articles 12 to 35 deal with Fundamental Rights. | Article 51A deals with Fundamental Duties. |
| Borrowed from US Constitution (Bill of Rights) | Borrowed from USSR Constitution. |
| Some of them are available only to the citizens while others are available to all persons whether citizens, foreigners or legal persons like corporations or companies. | Confined to citizens only and do not extend to foreigners. |
| They are justiciable in the court of law. An individual can move to the court if his Fundamental Rights are violated. | They are non-justiciable. |
| They are directly enforceable. | The Constitution does not provide for their direct enforcement by the courts.
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Fundamental rights and Fundamental duties are both integral to our society because rights without responsibilities will lead to anarchy.
Till next time.
| Read more: Other articles in the ‘difference between’ series |
