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Article 14 (Right to Equality)

Right to Equality:(Article 14 -18) 1.Article – 14           Equality Before Law (Negative Concept)           Equal Protection of Law (Positive Concept) 2. Article – 15 Prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of Religion, Race, Caste, Sex or Place of Birth. 3. Article-16 Guarantees equality of opportunity in matters of public Employment. 4. Article-17 Abolishes Untouchability 5. Article- 18 Abolishes Title Article-14: Equality before the law and Equal Protection of Law: Article-14 embodies the general principles of equality before law and it prohibits the unreasonable discrimination between persons. Article-14 declares that the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India. Thus Article-14 uses two expressions: Equality Before the law Equal Protection of the law “Equality before the Law” is a negative concept implying that the a...