Article 15 of the Constitution of India
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Article 15 of the Constitution of India is a fundamental rights provision that prohibits discrimination by the state on grounds such as religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth and permits affirmative measures for socially and educationally disadvantaged groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 15 of the Constitution of India canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3084654 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 15 of the Constitution of India Context triple: [Scheduled Castes, discriminationProhibitedBy, Article 15 of the Constitution of India]
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A.
Article 17 of the Constitution of India
Article 17 of the Constitution of India is the fundamental rights provision that abolishes untouchability and prohibits its practice in any form, thereby safeguarding the dignity and equality of marginalized communities.
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B.
Article 112 of the Constitution of India
Article 112 of the Constitution of India is the constitutional provision that mandates and governs the annual financial statement of the central government, commonly known as the Union Budget.
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C.
Article 53 of the Constitution of India
Article 53 of the Constitution of India vests the executive power of the Union in the President of India and outlines how that power is to be exercised, including through subordinate officers.
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D.
Article 89 of the Constitution of India
Article 89 of the Constitution of India is the provision that defines the offices, roles, and functions of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
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E.
Article 93 of the Constitution of India
Article 93 of the Constitution of India is the provision that mandates the Lok Sabha to choose its Speaker and Deputy Speaker and lays down the constitutional basis for these presiding officers of the lower house of Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 15 of the Constitution of India Target entity description: Article 15 of the Constitution of India is a fundamental rights provision that prohibits discrimination by the state on grounds such as religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth and permits affirmative measures for socially and educationally disadvantaged groups.
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A.
Article 17 of the Constitution of India
Article 17 of the Constitution of India is the fundamental rights provision that abolishes untouchability and prohibits its practice in any form, thereby safeguarding the dignity and equality of marginalized communities.
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B.
Article 112 of the Constitution of India
Article 112 of the Constitution of India is the constitutional provision that mandates and governs the annual financial statement of the central government, commonly known as the Union Budget.
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C.
Article 53 of the Constitution of India
Article 53 of the Constitution of India vests the executive power of the Union in the President of India and outlines how that power is to be exercised, including through subordinate officers.
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D.
Article 89 of the Constitution of India
Article 89 of the Constitution of India is the provision that defines the offices, roles, and functions of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
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E.
Article 93 of the Constitution of India
Article 93 of the Constitution of India is the provision that mandates the Lok Sabha to choose its Speaker and Deputy Speaker and lays down the constitutional basis for these presiding officers of the lower house of Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
ⓘ
fundamental rights provision ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote substantive equality
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protect disadvantaged groups from discrimination ⓘ |
| allows |
affirmative action
ⓘ
special provisions for Scheduled Castes ⓘ special provisions for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ special provisions for children ⓘ special provisions for socially and educationally backward classes ⓘ special provisions for women ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
State
ⓘ
public authorities ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
State Governments of India
ⓘ
surface form:
State Governments in India
Union Government ⓘ
surface form:
Union Government of India
|
| cameIntoForceOn | 1950-01-26 ⓘ |
| classificationType | non-discrimination clause ⓘ |
| containsClause |
Article 15(1)
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Article 15(2) ⓘ Article 15(3) ⓘ Article 15(4) ⓘ Article 15(5) ⓘ Article 15(6) ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| enforceableBy |
High Courts of India
ⓘ
Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| guarantees | equality before the law in matters of non-discrimination ⓘ |
| invokedThrough |
writ jurisdiction under Article 226
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writ jurisdiction under Article 32 ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
reservation for Scheduled Castes in educational institutions
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reservation for Scheduled Tribes in educational institutions ⓘ reservation in admissions for socially and educationally backward classes ⓘ reservation in educational institutions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Part III of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| permits | reasonable classification for affirmative action ⓘ |
| prohibits | discrimination by the State ⓘ |
| prohibitsDiscriminationOnGround |
caste
ⓘ
place of birth ⓘ race ⓘ religion ⓘ sex ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 14 of the Constitution of India
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Article 16 of the Constitution of India ⓘ right to equality ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
affirmative measures
ⓘ
prohibition of discrimination ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1950 ⓘ |
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Subject: Article 15 of the Constitution of India Description of subject: Article 15 of the Constitution of India is a fundamental rights provision that prohibits discrimination by the state on grounds such as religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth and permits affirmative measures for socially and educationally disadvantaged groups.
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