The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stop screening of the national award winning movie Nanak Shah Fakir, prima facie rejecting a plea by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) that a movie on Guru Nanak was violative of the community’s right to worship and was against a religious edict that no human being would ever portray any of the gurus or their families.Ĭonstitutional provisions regarding Right to religious freedom and non discrimination on the basis of religionĮquality & Non-Discrimination: emphasize complete legal equality of its citizens irrespective of their religion and creed and prohibit any kind of religion-based discrimination between them.Īrticle 14 - The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or equal protection of the laws.Īrticle 15- The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, or any of themĪrticle 16- There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in the matter of employment or appointments under the State and no citizen shall, on grounds only of religion be ineligible for, or discriminated against, in respect of any employment or office under the State.Īrticle 17- The traditional religious concept of 'untouchability' stands abolished find its practice in any form IN.
Limits of the Right to Religious Freedom - Nanak Shah Case : Important Topics for UPSC Exams
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