Your Rights — India
Your rights in India, in plain English — with the Act behind them and clear next steps.
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Understanding India's Legal System
India is a federal republic with a common-law system. Most rights you'll meet sit under central statutes that apply nationwide: the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (replacing the IPC), the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (replacing CrPC), the Industrial Disputes Act and 2020 labour codes, the Consumer Protection Act 2019, and the Constitution's Fundamental Rights — directly enforceable in the Supreme Court under Article 32.
States legislate on housing, rent control, land, and local policing — so rules diverge between Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UP, West Bengal, Kerala, and Gujarat. Family law splits by religion: Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Parsi personal laws each govern marriage, divorce, and inheritance, with the Special Marriage Act 1954 as a secular alternative. This guide flags state divergences where they matter.
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Workers' Rights
Employment protections under Indian central law — minimum wages, working hours, provident fund, gratuity, maternity benefits, and protection from unfair dismissal.
Police Encounters
Arrest, bail, right to silence, legal counsel, search, and protection from unlawful detention under Indian law.
Housing Rights
Your rights as a homebuyer, tenant, or landowner under Indian central law — RERA protections, tenant rights, eviction safeguards, and protection from illegal demolition.
Tax Rights
Your rights as a taxpayer under Indian central law — income tax filing, assessments, deductions, GST, appeals, refunds, and protection from unreasonable tax demands.
Family Law
Your rights in marriage, divorce, child custody, maintenance, inheritance, domestic violence, and senior citizen welfare under Indian central law.
Consumer Rights
Consumer complaints, e-commerce, banking redress, and protection from unfair trade practices under Indian central law.
Immigration Rights
Rights of foreign nationals, Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), and Indian nationals under Indian central immigration and citizenship law.
Healthcare Rights
Ayushman Bharat, emergency treatment, informed consent, mental health, disability rights, and reproductive health under Indian law.
Scams, Fraud & Money Recovery
After a scam in India: dial cyber helpline 1930 within the first hour, file at cybercrime.gov.in, raise unauthorised-transaction dispute with your bank within 3 working days, and escalate to the RBI Integrated Ombudsman free at cms.rbi.org.in.
Data Privacy & Digital Rights
Your rights under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 + DPDP Rules 2025: access and correction, erasure, consent withdrawal, grievance redress, and the Data Protection Board. NCII takedown via IT Act s. 67/67A and the Sahyog portal.
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Understand Your Rights
Read a plain-English summary of your rights under Indian central law — based on Acts of Parliament and Supreme Court decisions.
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Get clear next steps: what to do, who to contact, and where to find legal help.