In Part III of the constitution which assures people certain fundamental rights, Article 25 proclaims that “all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and propagate religion”. What people fail to notice is that this Proclamation is prefixed with the words “subject to public order, morality, health and to the other provisions of this Part”, Which set conditions precedent for the legal protection of religious practices of any Community. The closing words of this prefatory rider in Article 25 virtually constitute a subordination clause placing other fundamental rights mentioned in Part Ill over and above the right to religious freedom. Among those other fundamental rights is the rights to equality before law and equal protection of laws-assured at the outset and elaborated in later articles to mean, inter alia, that the State shall not deny equal protection of laws to any person or group of persons on the basis of religion alone. What is the most logical inference from the above passage?
State shall not interfere with the religious affairs of the Citizens.
Religious freedom under the Constitution is open to State intervention
Religious freedom of the citizens is not covered under fundamental rights.
Religious practices of any Community are immune to State laws.
Theme is “Freedom of Religion u/Art 25”. The passage wants to say that our constitution provides the fundamental right of religious freedom with certain conditions. If it is harmful for the society in any way, the state can intervene. Options (c) and (d) are both extreme and can be immediately rejected. Option (a) is not correct at all.
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