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14. Equality before law. The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India. Editorial Comment -Article 14 rejects any type of discrimination based on caste, race, and religion, place of birth or sex.
Articles 14 to 18 of the Constitution guarantee the right to equality to every citizen of India. Article 14 embodies the general principles of equality before law and prohibits unreasonable discrimination between persons.
Article 14 of the Constitution of India is a fundamental right that guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the law to all individuals in India. It prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
Article 14 guarantees equality to all persons, including citizens, corporations, and foreigners. [3] [4] [5] Its provisions have come up for discussion in the Supreme Court in a number of cases and the case of Ram Krishna Dalmia vs Justice S R Tendolkar reiterated its meaning and scope as follows.
‘Protection of life and liberty and equality before law – No person shall be deprived of his life or liberty except according to procedure established by law, nor shall any person be denied equality before the law or the equal protection of the law within the territory of India.’.
May 18, 2019 · According to Article 14, the State cannot deny equality before law and equal protection of law to any person within India. The expression ‘equality before law’ is a negative concept and the State has a duty to abstain from doing any act which is discriminatory in nature.
In this edition, the text of the Constitution of India has been brought up-to-date by incorporating therein all the amendments up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021.
an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of article 368. THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part I.—The Union and its territory.—Arts. 3-4.) Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters.
Article 14 prohibits hostile classification by law and is directed against the discriminatory class legislation. But it does not prohibit reasonable classification.
Mar 30, 2023 · Article 14 is one of the most important fundamental rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution. It guarantees that all citizens are equal before the law and are entitled to equal protection of the law without discrimination based on religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
