Mera Samvidhaan All of Constitution of India

Part III · Fundamental Rights

18Abolition of titles

Article 18 · Part III · Right to Equality

(1)No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State.

(2)No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State.

(3)No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he holds any office of profit or trust under the State, accept without the consent of the President any title from any foreign State.

(4)No person holding any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without the consent of the President, accept any present, emolument, or office of any kind from or under any foreign State.

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