Correct answer: (b) Article 21
Explanation
- A
Article 19
(a) Article 19 protects speech, assembly, association, movement, residence and profession. It is not the article the Supreme Court used for the right to marry a person of one’s choice, so it is not the key.
- B
Article 21
(b) Article 21 is the right to life and personal liberty. In Shafin Jahan v. Asokan K.M. (Hadiya) the Supreme Court held that the right to marry a person of one’s choice is integral to Article 21. That is the official key.
- C
Article 25
(c) Article 25 is freedom of conscience and religion. Marriage of choice is not parked here as the controlling article, so it is not the key.
- D
Article 29
(d) Article 29 protects cultural and educational rights of minorities. It does not carry the marry-of-choice holding, so it is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (b). The Supreme Court located the right to marry a person of one’s choice in Article 21 in the Hadiya matter. Article 19 is the six freedoms, Article 25 is religion, and Article 29 is minority culture. Only (b) names the article used. Honour (b).
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