Under which article right to practice any religion is mentioned?
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The said freedom to practice any religion of a person is enshrined under Part III of the Constitution in Article 25 which governs all the persons residing in the country irrespective of their status of citizenship. Hence, no one can question the religious inclination of any person irrespective of whether he is a foreign national or any person residing in the territory of India.
Religion has been dealt with very carefully by our constitution makers in order to avoid any clash between the state and its subjects. Hence, under Part III which talks about fundamental rights of a citizen, there are several provisions which provide for the safe and healthy accommodation of religious matters into the society.
Article 25 gives to all persons the right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion. This right, however, is not absolute. The opening words of Article 25(1) make this right subject to public order, morality, and health. The same restriction also applies to the other provisions of Part III of the Constitution. This would mean that the right given to a person under 25(1) can be curtailed or regulated if the exercise of that right would violate other provisions of Part III of the Constitution, or if the exercise thereof is not in consonance with public order, morality and health and it cannot be violated by any person in exercise of his freedom of conscience or his freedom to profess his religion. For example, a person cannot profess his religion in such a manner as to denigrate another religion or bring about dissatisfaction amongst people.