Question

Article 15(Right to equality)​

Answer 1

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Article 15 of the Indian Constitution guarantees equality before the eyes of the law for all the citizens of India. The article prohibits the Indian state against discrimination of people based on caste, religion, sex, race, or place of birth. This article constitutes the fundamental rights that the constitution of India guarantees every citizen without any sort of discrimination.

India has a history of discrimination right from the 11th century to the 21st century. The enslavement of Indians by the British, the dangerous caste system that is described in the Manu Smriti and discrimination during the Mughal rule are some of the testimonies of why article 15 holds so much water in a country like India. Right to equality and the right to freedom is one of the biggest and most important rights that the constitution empowers its citizens with.