Constitution Section 33 — Power of Parliament to modify the rights conferred by this Part in their application to Forces, etc

Part III — FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS — Right to Constitutional Remedies

Constitutional

Summary

Parliament can pass a law to limit or remove the fundamental rights listed in this Part of the Constitution for certain groups. These groups include members of the armed forces, forces that maintain public order, intelligence or counter-intelligence agencies, and people working in telecommunication systems set up for those forces or agencies. The purpose of such a law is to make sure these individuals can properly perform their duties and maintain discipline.

Official Text

Parliament may, by law, determine to what extent any of the rights conferred by this Part shall, in their application to,—

(a) the members of the Armed Forces; or

(b) the members of the Forces charged with the maintenance of public order; or

(c) persons employed in any bureau or other organisation established by the State for purposes of intelligence or counter intelligence; or

(d) person employed in, or in connection with, the telecommunication systems set up for the purposes of any Force, bureau or organisation referred to in clauses

(a) to (c),be restricted or abrogated so as to ensure the proper discharge of their duties and the maintenance of discipline among them.