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    Article 17 of the Indian Constitution abolishes the practice of untouchability in any form and makes enforcement of any disability arising from untouchability a punishable offense. The purpose is to liberate society from orthodox beliefs and rituals that have lost legal and moral basis, and end humiliation faced by dalits and backward classes. Article 18 prevents the state from conferring titles and prohibits Indian citizens from accepting titles from foreign states without presidential consent.

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    Article 17 of the Indian Constitution abolishes the practice of untouchability in any form and makes enforcement of any disability arising from untouchability a punishable offense. The purpose is to liberate society from orthodox beliefs and rituals that have lost legal and moral basis, and end humiliation faced by dalits and backward classes. Article 18 prevents the state from conferring titles and prohibits Indian citizens from accepting titles from foreign states without presidential consent.

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    Article 17 of the Indian Constitution abolishes the practice of untouchability in any form and makes enforcement of any disability arising from untouchability a punishable offense. The purpose is to liberate society from orthodox beliefs and rituals that have lost legal and moral basis, and end humiliation faced by dalits and backward classes. Article 18 prevents the state from conferring titles and prohibits Indian citizens from accepting titles from foreign states without presidential consent.

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    Article 17 of the Indian Constitution is a legislation that

    abolishes practice of untouchability in any form. According


    to the provision of Article 17, enforcement of any disability
    arising out of untouchability is a punishable offence in
    accordance with law.

    Purpose of Article 17
    Article 17 is considered one of the earliest manifestations of
    Indias effort towards bringing social reforms. By enacting
    this Article, the government of independent India acted
    earnestly to abolish the scourge of caste discrimination. The
    purpose behind this legislation is the liberation of society
    from orthodox beliefs and rituals that have lost both legal
    and moral base. The Constitution-makers not only provided
    for criminalising any form of social discrimination but also
    punishing those who practice such discriminations.
    The ostensible objective was to put an end to humiliation
    and harassment faced by the dalits and backward classes
    and ensure that their fundamental rights are preserved.
    Although Article 17 doesnt define the term untouchability, it
    generally means the social restrictions imposed on certain
    sections of society when it comes to accessing public
    places, offering prayers and performing religious services,
    and getting to enjoy fundamental rights.

    Criticism of Article 17
    Its to be noted that neither Article 17 nor related legislations
    find any mention about abolishing caste system and
    untouchability, which is the root cause of widespread
    discrimination. These legislations only talk about abolishing
    untouchability as a practice. According to the experts, Indian
    government should not be tinkering with the problem of
    untouchability superficially but do away with the caste
    distinction.

    Abolition of Titles
    Article 18 prevents the state from confirming any title except
    military and academic distinction.
    Article 18 prohibits the Indian citizens from receiving titles from
    any foreign state.
    The foreign nationals holding the office of profit under the state
    may accept titles from the foreign government with the consent of
    President.
    In a true democracy, there is no space for artificial distinctions
    among the same society. Titles such as Rai Bahadur, Sawai, Rai
    Sahab, Zamindar, taluqdar etc were prevalent in medieval and
    British India. All these titles were abolished by article 18 of the

    constitution.

    Dr. B. R. Ambedkar explained in the Constituent Assembly


    that Article 18 did not create a justiciable right : The nonacceptance of titles is a condition of continued citizenship. It is
    not a right, it is a duty imposed upon the individual that if he
    continues to be the citizen of this country, then he must abide
    by certain conditions. One of the conditions is that he must not
    accept a title.
    Thus, under Article 18, not only is the State in India prevented
    from conferring titles on any person, but Indian citizens are
    also forbidden to accept any title from a foreign State without
    the consent of the President of India. The prohibition applies
    not only to the acceptance of titles but also to that of any
    presents, emoluments or office of any kind from any
    foreign State by any person holding an office of profit or trust
    under the State.

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