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The Timeline of Article 13(2)

Fundamental Rights are the most important rights of all the basic human rights without which survival of an individual is not possible and are well-recognized by our supreme Indian Constitution to live a protected life with dignity and protect it from invasion by the state. Fundamental Rights were included in Part III of the draft of Constitution.  These were discussed for 16 days  (1) . The idea of Fundamental Rights was borrowed from the Constitution of United States.  Fundamental Rights being the essence of people’s life needed an unbreakable shield. The Constitution of India has this shield in the name of Article 13(2).  Article 13 : Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights.— (1) All laws in force in the territory of India immediately before the commencement of this Constitution, in so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Part, shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void.  (2) The State shall not make any...