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State the ‘Principle of Equality’ as given under the Article 14 of the Constitution. Which of the following abides by this principle and how?(i) The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 prescribes the marriage age of girl as 18 years and that of boy as 21 years.(ii) The marriage between two parties can be disallowed based on the classification of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. |
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Answer» The principle of equality means that one uniform law cannot be applied to all equally as some may not be similarly placed as others. So 'equality' treats equals similarly and unequals differently. (a) equality- to check child marriages (b) against equality principle. |
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