Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of any particular religion
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- The Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2026)
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- Part III, Article 27, printed page 15
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1. In One Sentence
A person cannot be compelled to pay taxes whose proceeds are specifically earmarked to promote or maintain a particular religion or denomination.
2. What It Means in Everyday Language
Article 27 connects a tax with the purpose for which its proceeds are specifically appropriated. It protects every person against compulsory payment of taxes meeting that description.
The text is specific: it does not say that every public expenditure involving a religious site or every regulatory charge is prohibited. The character of a levy and the use of its proceeds need separate examination.
3. Practical Illustrative Example
A proposed tax expressly earmarks its proceeds solely for promoting a specified religion.
4. Important Limits, Qualifications & Exceptions
The words “taxes” and “specifically appropriated” matter.
- The guarantee belongs to every person.
- The specified purpose must be promotion or maintenance of a particular religion or religious denomination.
- Assessing a real charge requires its governing law and expenditure purpose, not merely its name.
5. Operative Constitutional Text
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- •Government of India (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice) • Part III, Article 27, printed page 15 • Human source-link check pending
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