The Constitution of India

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Where this source is used

• Article 326 establishes adult suffrage as the basis for elections to the House of the People and state legislative assemblies, subject to its stated qualifications.

  • supports · article 326

• The Constitution of India's Preamble describes India as a democratic republic.

  • supports · Preamble

• Article 15(1) prohibits the state from discriminating against a citizen only on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.

  • supports · article 15(1)

• Article 14 of India's Constitution guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the laws within India.

  • supports · article 14

• The Indian case tests how formal equality and anti-discrimination rules specify rights often debated within liberal traditions; it does not classify the constitutional settlement as a whole as liberal.

  • context · articles 14–15

• Article 15(3) of India's Constitution permits the state to make special provisions for women and children.

  • supports · article 15(3)