Author: Sanya Khanna, Student at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
Every Indian citizen is guaranteed the right to equality under Article 14 of the constitution. It upholds the fundamental ideas of equality before the law and forbids unreasonable behaviour.
ARTICLE 14- EQUALITY BEFORE LAW
Article 14 declares that ‘the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or equal protection of law within the territory of India.’. thus article 14 uses the two expressions “equality before law” and “equal protection of law”. The word “equality before the law” is used to protect fundamental rights practically everywhere in written constitutions. Both of these phrases seek to establish what is referred to as “equality of status.” Despite the fact that these expressions are nearly same, they have different meanings.
