Article 14 of the Constitution of India

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Article 14 of the Constitution of India is a fundamental rights provision that guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the laws to all persons within the territory of India.

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Article 14 of the Constitution of India canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
fundamental rights provision ⓘ
adoptedOn 26 November 1949 ⓘ
appliesTo administrative actions ⓘ
all persons within the territory of India ⓘ
citizens of India ⓘ
executive actions ⓘ
legislative actions ⓘ
non-citizens in India ⓘ
basedOn concept of equality before law in the Rule of Law doctrine ⓘ
bindingOn State Governments in India ⓘ
Union Government of India ⓘ
linked to: Union Government

local authorities in India ⓘ
public authorities in India ⓘ
category Fundamental Rights in India ⓘ
centralConcept equality ⓘ
country India ⓘ
doesNotProhibit affirmative action measures ⓘ
effectiveFrom 26 January 1950 ⓘ
enforceableBy High Courts in India ⓘ
Supreme Court of India ⓘ
enforcedThrough Article 226 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 32 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
enshrinedIn Part III (Fundamental Rights) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
formsBasisFor doctrine of arbitrariness review ⓘ
judicial review of discriminatory laws ⓘ
guarantees equal protection of the laws ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
inspiredBy equality clause in the United States Constitution ⓘ
equality principles in the British legal system ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of India ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem Indian constitutional law ⓘ
locatedIn Constitution of India ⓘ
partOf Part III of the Constitution of India ⓘ
permits reasonable classification ⓘ
prohibits class legislation ⓘ
protects individuals against arbitrary state action ⓘ
individuals against discriminatory state action ⓘ
readWith Article 15 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 16 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 21 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
requires intelligible differentia for classification ⓘ
rational nexus between classification and object sought to be achieved ⓘ
shortDescription Guarantee of equality before law and equal protection of laws in India ⓘ
subjectMatter equality before law and equal protection of laws ⓘ

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Article 15 of the Constitution of India → relatedTo → Article 14 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 17 of the Constitution of India → relatedTo → Article 14 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala → foundToViolate → Article 14 of the Constitution of India ⓘ