Article 32 — Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by this Part
(1) The right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings for the enforcement of the rights conferred by this Part is guaranteed. (2) The Supreme Court shall have power to issue directions or orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by this Part. (3) Without prejudice to the powers conferred on the Supreme Court by clauses (1) and (2), Parliament may by law empower any other court to exercise within the local limits of its jurisdiction all or any of the powers exercisable by the Supreme Court under clause (2). (4) The right guaranteed by this article shall not be suspended except as otherwise provided for by this Constitution.
Fundamental rights are not merely printed promises. You can go straight to the Supreme Court, which can issue writs such as habeas corpus to make the State comply.
- L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India (1997) — High Court power under Article 226 is part of the basic structure and cannot be ousted
- Fertilizer Corporation Kamgar Union v. Union of India (1981) — Article 32 is the guaranteed right to a constitutional remedy — the heart and soul of the Constitution
- Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980) — Limited amending power is itself basic structure; Parts III and IV must stay in harmony
Current official-edition wording. Historical reconstruction is not claimed for this article.
Fertilizer Corporation Kamgar Union v. Union of India (1981). Article 32 was described as the heart and soul of the Constitution — the guaranteed right to approach the Supreme Court for enforcement of fundamental rights.