Article 14 of the Constitution guarantees:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Article 14 reads: 'The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.'
2. 'Equality before the law' is the English Common Law concept (Dicey); 'equal protection of the laws' is borrowed from the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.
3. Article 16 deals with public employment, Article 17 with untouchability, and Article 22 with arrest and detention.
4. Hence option B is the precise content of Article 14.
_Source: Constitution of India (Bare Act, updated to 105th Amendment Act 2021), Govt. of India Legislative Dept., Article 14_
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