Article 27 of the Indian Constitution
Article 27 of the Indian Constitution Article 27 of the Indian Constitution enshrined in Part III of Indian Constitution forbids imposition of any tax for the promotion or maintenance of religion. This Article ensures secularism and provides fundamental right to every person not to be compelled to pay any tax for promotion or maintenance of any particular religion. Article 27: Freedom from taxes for promotion of any particular religion- No person shall be compelled to pay any taxes, the proceeds of which are specifically appropriated in payment of expenses for the promotion or maintenance of any particular religion or religious denomination. This Article emphasises the secular character of the State. The public money collected by way of tax can't be spent by the State for the promotion of any particular religion. No prohibition on levying fee- What this Article prohibits is the levying of tax and not of fee. Case- Rati Lal vs State of Bombay, 1954 SC Held -...