Article 14 rejects any type of discrimination based on caste, race, and religion, place of birth or sex. This Article is having a wide ambit
office under the State, (2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them ... governing body thereof shall be a person professing a particular religion or belonging to a particular denomination. (6) Nothing in this article shall prevent
ceased to be a Hindu by conversion to another religion; or (iii) has been incurably of unsound mind, or has been suffering continuously or intermittently
which is open to the public or other persons professing the same religion or taking part in, or taking out, any religious, social or cultural
Constitution of India
15. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth
(1) The State shall not discriminate against ... citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them. (2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion
Penal Code, 1860
153A. Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial ... visible representations or otherwise, promotes or attempts to promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other
same cannot be considered
sacrosanctal to the tenets of the Muslim religion.
2. The counter affidavit filed by respondent no.5 – the
petitioner’s husband ... hadith’, and as such, is to be considered as sacrosanctal to
Muslim religion. The controversy which has arisen for
consideration before this Court, is with
India
25. Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion
(1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the other ... freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion. (2) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any existing
service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or class or any of them. Editorial Comment - Article
charitable purposes; (b) to manage its own affairs in matters of religion; (c) to own and acquire movable and immovable property; and (d) to administer ... right to establish and maintain a religious institution is given to every religion. It can be a majority religion or even a minority religion. Article