Article 25 of the Constitution guarantees
AFreedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion, subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of Part III
BRight to property
CRight to vote
DEquality before law only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion, subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of Part III
Article 25(1) is the foundational individual religious freedom provision. The qualification 'subject to public order, morality and health' permits state regulation. Article 25(2) further empowers the State to regulate non-religious activity associated with religion and to throw open Hindu religious institutions to all classes.
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