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Article 23 of the Constitution prohibits TRAFFIC IN HUMAN BEINGS, BEGAR AND OTHER SIMILAR FORMS OF FORCED LABOUR. The Supreme Court in MOHINI JAIN v. STATE OF KARNATAKA, AIR 1992 SC 1858 held that:

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Correct answer: C.
1. In Mohini Jain v. State of Karnataka (1992), the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of capitation fee charged by private medical colleges. 2. The Court held: RIGHT TO EDUCATION is concomitant to fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19 and 21. The right flows from the dignity of the individual. 3. Capitation fee in education was held to be UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 4. UNNI KRISHNAN v. State of AP, AIR 1993 SC 2178 elaborated: right to education up to age 14 is a fundamental right — paving way for the 86th Amendment 2002 (Article 21A). 5. Hence option B is correct. _Source: International HR Treaties + Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence — Mohini Jain v. State of Karnataka, AIR 1992 SC 1858_
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