The idea of “rights” and “duties” of citizens is found in ancient Greek, Roman, Chinese, Indian and Islamic political systems. Natives enjoyed these rights and duties upto the pleasure of rulers. The Magna Carta (1215), the Petition of Rights (1628) and the Bill of Rights (1689) were first documented legally binding documents who directed to state to protect the rights of the people and ensure that the citizen may enjoy their rights. The dignity and rights of man was the dominant theme of political philosophy in the 18th century. The practical significance of rights were documented with Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776, the America Declaration of Independence, 1776, the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, 1789.  Later the years, nearly all the sovereign countries gave place to human rights in their constitutions. United Nations in 1948, adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which included both civil-political and economic-social rights in a single document. Thus human rights have been internationalised and they are available to every human being wherever he lives. This new concept of human rights giving equal treatment to all the poeple. Both sets of rights became a characteristic feature of many constitutions that came into existence after the Second World War. States are increasingly accepting the idea that the state should be socially responsible and take care of the basic needs of the individuals.