What is Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment? What is Abolition of Un touchability? What is abolition of Titles? Article 16, 17 and 18 of Constitution of India, 1949
Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment, Abolition of Un touchability and abolition of titles are defined under Article 16, 17 and 18 of Constitution of India 1949. Provisions under these Articles are:
Article 16 of Constitution of India "Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment"
(1) There shall be equality of opportunity for all
citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to
any office under the State.
(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race,
caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of
them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect
or, any employment or office under the State.
(3) Nothing in this article shall prevent Parliament from making any law prescribing, in regard to a class or classes of employment or appointment to an office under the Government of, or any local or other authority within, a State or Union territory, any requirement as to residence within that State or Union territory] prior to such employment or appointment.
(4) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from
making any provision for the reservation of appointments or
posts in favor of any backward class of citizens which, in
the opinion of the State, is not adequately represented in
the services under the State.
(5) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of
any law which provides that the incumbent of an office in
connection with the affairs of any religious or
denominational institution or any member of the governing
body thereof shall be a person professing a particular
religion or belonging to a particular denomination.
Article 17 of Constitution of India "Abolition of Un touchability"
"Untouchability" is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of "Untouchability" shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.
Article 18 of Constitution of India "Abolition of Abolition of titles"
No title, not being a military or academic distinction,
shall be conferred by the State.
No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign
State.
No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he
holds any office of profit or trust under the State, accept
without the consent of the President any title from any
foreign State.
No person holding any office of profit or trust under the
State shall, without the consent of the President, accept
any present, emolument, or office of any kind from or under
any foreign State