Article 14 guarantees that "The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India." While "equality before law" is a negative concept (no one is above the law), "equal protection of laws" is a positive concept (treating equals equally and allowing for reasonable classification to treat unequals differently).
Under Article-14 of Indian Constitution two words, Equality before law & Equal protection of law are taken from the Constitution of which country?
Asked in Junior Legal Officer 2019 · Topic: Sources of Constitution (British Constitution (Parliamentary System, Rule of Law, Single Citizenship))
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