- The President of India can suspend the Fundamental Rights on the declaration of Emergency.
- Under Article 359, the President can suspend the Fundamental Rights during the time of Emergency(Internal and External Emergency).
- The suspension of Fundamental Rights is carried out during the term of Emergency or a shorter period.
- The Fundamental Rights are mentioned in Part III (Articles 12 to 35 ) of the Indian Constitution.
- During the time of an emergency, Fundamental Rights mentioned in Article 19 are automatically suspended.
- However, the Fundamental rights mentioned in the Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended during the time of an Emergency.
- Article 358 refers to the suspension of Fundamental Rights under Article 19 during the time of External Emergency.
- The Emergency provisions are mentioned in articles 352- 360 ( Part-18) of the Indian Constitution. They are of three types: Internal Emergency, External Emergency, and Financial Emergency.
- According to Article 33, the Parliament can restrict or abrogate the fundamental rights of the Members of the Armed Forces, paramilitary forces, police forces, intelligence agencies, etc.
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