Indian Polity · Polity
Consider the following statements: Statement I: The 'essential religious practices' test requires courts to determine whether a religious practice is essential to the faith to decide the scope of constitutional protection. Statement II: The 'anti-exclusion test' focuses on whether the consequences of a religious practice lead to exclusion from access to basic goods and dignity, rather than on theological essentiality. Statement III: Applying the anti-exclusion test aligns judicial scrutiny with constitutional values of equality and dignity without positioning courts as theological arbiters of religious doctrine. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- 1Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct.
- 2Only one of the Statements II and III is correct, and that explains Statement I.
- 3Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, but only one of them explains Statement I.
- 4Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, and both of them explain Statement I.✓
Correct answer
Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, and both of them explain Statement I.
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