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RIGHT TO VOTE : With elections underway in many states of India, all Indian citizens who are eligible to vote are given a chance to exercise their franchise and participate in the electoral process. The Indian Constitution has granted the right to vote to all Indian citizens of sound mind above the age of 18, irrespective of an individual’s caste, religion, social or economic status. This right is universally granted to all Indians, with a few exceptions. As a voter, you are entitled to certain rights and privileges as laid down by the Constitution, which safeguards the rights of the voter. It also lays down the conditions under which this privilege is granted to citizens. Voting is not a fundamental right but is a legal right granted to citizens. So what are the rights granted to voters in India? Given below are some of the right and duties of voters. Who Can Vote? As per the Indian Constitution, all Indian citizens above the age of 18 years who have registered th...

Distributive justice is concerned with the distribution and allocation of common goods and common burdens. These benefits and burdens span all dimensions of social life and assume all forms, including income, economic wealth, political power, taxation, work obligations, education, shelter, health care, military service, community involvement, and religious activities. Thus, justice arguments are often invoked in connection with minimum wage legislation, Affirmative Action policies, public education, military conscription, litigation, as well as with redistributive policies such as welfare, Medicare, aid to the developing world, progressive income taxes and inheritance taxes. Since the common goods and resources of the community cannot be said to belong to any individual but are to be distributed according to the judgment of what is judged to be in the interests of the common good, a judgment which only the political institutions of the State are fit to pronounce, no individual may cl...