Know your rights.
Use your voice.
The Constitution and Indian law already protect you — at home, at work, on the road, and everywhere in between. Adhikar translates that into plain language and tells you exactly who to call.
Every part of Indian life, covered
Grouped the way real situations happen — not the way law textbooks are organised.
Safety & Justice
Fundamental Rights
The Constitution's promises to every citizen — and how to invoke them.
Police, Arrest & Criminal Justice
What police can and can't do. Your rights during an FIR, arrest, and bail.
Women's Rights & Safety
Workplace safety, domestic violence, harassment, and where to get help.
Children's Rights
Protection from abuse, child labour, education, and juvenile justice.
Property & Home
Land & Property Rights
Encroachment, land grabbing, mutation, and how to prove ownership.
Tenant & Landlord Rights
Deposits, eviction, rent agreements, and repairs — rights on both sides.
Civic & Municipal Rights
Potholes, garbage, water, streetlights — who's actually responsible.
Environmental Rights
Pollution, tree felling, and your right to a clean environment.
Money & Work
Consumer Rights
Faulty products, refunds, e-commerce fraud, and consumer courts.
Banking & Financial Rights
Fraud, wrongful charges, loan recovery, and RBI grievance routes.
Labour & Employment Rights
Wages, termination, PF, safety, and gig-worker protections.
Traffic & Motor Vehicle Rights
Challans, licence checks, accidents, and insurance claims.
Family & Life Stages
Marriage, Family & Inheritance
Marriage registration, divorce, maintenance, and succession law.
Senior Citizens' Rights
Maintenance from children, elder abuse, and pension rights.
Disability Rights
Reservations, accessibility, and protection from discrimination.
Healthcare & Patient Rights
Emergency treatment, medical negligence, and Ayushman Bharat.
Citizen & Digital
Right to Information (RTI)
How to file an RTI, appeal a refusal, and get government data.
Voting & Political Rights
Enrolment, EVM/VVPAT, election complaints, and NOTA.
Digital & Cyber Rights
Data privacy, cybercrime, OTP fraud, and online harassment.
Education Rights
Free education under RTE, ragging, fee disputes, and scholarships.
Community & Identity
Tribal & Forest Rights
Forest land rights, Adivasi self-governance, and protection from displacement.
LGBTQ+ Rights
Decriminalisation, transgender identity rights, and protection from discrimination.
Religious Freedom & Minority Rights
Worship, minority institutions, conversion laws, and protection from communal violence.
Migrant & Domestic Workers' Rights
Inter-state migrant worker protections, domestic help rights, and portable welfare benefits.
Wellbeing & Justice Access
Prisoners' & Undertrial Rights
Custody conditions, undertrial release, parole, and rights inside jail.
Mental Health Rights
Right to mental healthcare, advance directives, and protection from forced treatment.
Right to Food & Nutrition
Subsidised ration, mid-day meals, and legal entitlements under the National Food Security Act.
Legal Aid & Access to Justice
Free lawyers, court fee waivers, PILs, and how to actually get a case moving.
The Constitution — and Your State
Not just the rights chapter, and not just national rules — the two things every citizen eventually needs.
The Constitution, Article by Article
Every single Part of the Constitution — from how Parliament actually works to Nagaland's special protections — with the landmark cases that shaped each one.
Explore The ConstitutionRights Don't Change at the Border — the Paperwork Does
Every state runs its own land-records portal under a different name, plus its own legal-aid authority and helpline lineup.
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Tools, not just reading material
Beyond the 28 categories — a quiz that finds your right for you, every law explained section by section, and things you can actually print or save.
Which Right Protects You?
A 3-question quiz that points you straight to the right category for your situation.
Landmark Judgments
22 Supreme Court rulings that shaped the rights you have today, explained plainly.
BNS Explained
What actually counts as a crime under India's new criminal code.
BSA Explained
What a court can actually consider as evidence, and how.
Know Your Documents
Aadhaar, PAN, Passport & more — how to get, fix, and who to call.
State & UT Portals
All 36 states and UTs — land records, legal aid, and helplines, one page each.
Printable One-Pagers
Wallet-card checklists you can print or save as a PDF before you need them.
My Saved Rights
Bookmark any page for later — stored privately in your own browser.
Protesting Over NEET? Know Your Rights First.
Whatever your take on the exam itself, the Constitution has your back while you speak up — freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, protection from arbitrary arrest, and free legal aid if things go wrong.
See the Full Protest Rights GuideIf Your Rights Are Violated
Save these now — tap a number to copy it instantly.
Call 112 (all-India emergency: police/fire/ambulance) · Women in distress: 181 · Child in danger: 1098 · Cybercrime: 1930. Adhikar is an information guide — for emergencies, always call first.
From confusion to action, in four steps
You don't need to know the law to use your rights. You just need to know where to look.
1. Search your situation
Type what's happening in plain words — a pothole, a landlord dispute, a police stop. No legal jargon needed.
2. See what the law actually says
Every scenario is mapped to the exact Article, Act and Section that protects you — explained simply.
3. Know exactly who to contact
The right department, portal, app or helpline for your city or state — not a generic "file a complaint".
4. Act with confidence
Step-by-step instructions, sample timelines, and what to do if the first attempt doesn't work.
Don't know where your situation fits?
Tell us what happened in your own words and we'll point you to the right category, law and authority.
Ask AdhikarAdhikar is an independent citizen-awareness platform, not a Government of India website and is not affiliated with any government body. Content is based on central Indian law (including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, RTI Act, Consumer Protection Act and others) and is for general information only — it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified advocate. State rules, portal names and helpline numbers can change; always verify with the official source linked on each page before relying on it for a legal matter.