2.9. Justice

Justice, as a concept involves fair, moral, and impartial treatment of all persons. In its most general sense, it means according individuals what they actually deserve or merit, or are in some sense, entitled to.

The term ‘justice’ as imbibed in the Preamble embraces three distinct forms –social, economic and political. These are secured through various provisions of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.

Social justice denotes equal treatment of all citizens without any distinction based on caste, color, race, religion, sex and so on. It means absence of privileges to any section of the society and at the same time making provisions for the improvement of backward sections (SCs, STs and OBCs) and women.

Economic justice denotes non-discrimination between people on the basis of economic factors. It involves the elimination of glaring inequalities in wealth, income and property.

Political justice implies that all citizens should have equal political rights, equal access to all political offices and equal voice in the government.

The ideal of justice – social, economic and political has been taken from the Russian Revolution.