Fundamental Rights and Civil Liberties

Fundamental Rights & Civil Liberties is a practitioner-centered commentary that maps the constitutional architecture protecting individual freedoms and outlines remedies for their enforcement. Each chapter reproduces constitutional provisions and follows with interpretive notes, legislative context and concise syntheses of leading cases that define contours of rights such as right to life and personal liberty (Article 21), equality (Article 14), freedom of speech and expression (Article 19), freedom of religion, privacy, and protections from arbitrary arrest and preventive detention. The book explains procedural vehicles—writs (habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, quo warranto), PIL strategy, and constitutional remedies including compensation and structural relief—and provides model writ petitions, drafting checklists and appellate advocacy tips. Special sections treat emergent topics: privacy and data protection, surveillance, national security vs. civil liberties, protest law, hate speech boundaries, emergency powers, and socio-economic rights enforcement. Emphasis is on practical use: advocacy roadmaps, sample pleadings, evidence checklists for constitutional claims, and policy notes to inform strategic litigation. Carefully edited for clarity and non-technical language, the book is designed for courtroom deployment, classroom teaching and policy advocacy—helping readers translate constitutional rights into enforceable protections.