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 Article 17 and Article 18 Abolition of Untouchability (Article 17) Art. 17 of the Indian Constitution lays down the provision stating that untouchability in any form in India is forbidden and cannot be practiced by anyone. It also provides that any enforcement of disability arising due to untouchability shall be considered as an offence and shall be punishable by law. The Untouchability Offences Act, 1955 did not define the meaning of untouchability. Therefore, the court in the case of Devarajiah v. Padmanna observed that the term Untouchability is not used in grammatical sense but in the direction of practice preached in India. This observation was again made by the court in the case of Nepal Singh v. State of UttarPradesh .   This right of untouchability is provided to every individual against private individual and makes the duty of the State to ensure that such practices do not take place . To protect this right of an individual, the practice and preaching of Untouchabi...