Article 29: Protection of interests of minorities

The Constitution of IndiaCentral Constitution · 1950

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(1) Any section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same.

(2) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Constitution of India
Article	29
Marginal note	Protection of interests of minorities
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	13

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ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY vs UNION OF INDIASupreme Court of India · 2023-02-27
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DELHI AIRPORT METRO EXPRESS PVT. LTD. vs DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD.Supreme Court of India · 2021-09-09
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA vs AJAY MARATHESupreme Court of India · 2018-02-02

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