Article 23: This Article is written

This Article is written by Srishti Kaushal, a first-year student of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala. In this article , she discusses the Right against Exploitation and the related provisions of the Indian Constitution. Introduction The Indian laws prohibit slavery and any act which harms the dignity and freedom of a person. Yet there […] The first part of Article 23 (1) of the Constitution prohibits traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour. The second part of Article 23 was debated in the Constituent Assembly on 3 December 1948. It prohibits human trafficking and other similar forms of forced labour. Articles 23 and 24 of the Constitution of India, 1950 (COI) deal with the right against exploitation. Exploitation means misuse of services of others with the help of force. Before independence, exploitation was prevalent in many parts of the country.