Protection of interests of minorities
included in editionWhat does this mean?
A section of citizens with a distinct language, script or culture can conserve it. Admission to a State-maintained or State-aided educational institution cannot be denied only on the grounds listed in clause 2.
Enforceable constitutional rights, their limits, protective exceptions and the courts' remedies.
A State-aided college admission refusal solely on a listed ground raises clause 2; actual eligibility conditions still require examination.
Why is this provision here?
It supports cultural continuity and protects equal access to covered publicly supported educational institutions on the stated grounds.
This Article number belongs to the original constitutional framework, but its present wording may include later amendments or substitutions. A provision-specific original Assembly debate has not been verified here. The explanation of function above is editorial inference from the text, not an attributed single motive of the framers. The original draft-making archive is a research resource, not proof of a particular historical reason.
The explanation of purpose is an editorial reading of the provision. A drafting motive is attributed only where a linked historical source supports it.
Limits, exceptions & reading carefully
Educational summary of the linked source text. Exceptions, provisos, implementing laws and applicable judgments must be read before applying it to a real case.
Read the official constitutional text
Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Page footnotes may refer to neighbouring provisions; check their markers in the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.