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A textile company in Tamil Nadu has been asked by the local authorities to install pollution control equipment within 90 days. The company believes this violates its fundamental right to business. Which constitutional provision allows the State to impose such reasonable restrictions on economic activity?

Article 19(6) of the Constitution permits reasonable restrictions on the right to carry on business, including those required for environmental protection and public welfare. Pollution control requirements fall within such permissible state action.

  1. AArticle 14 - Right to Equality
  2. BArticle 19(6) - Reasonable Restrictions on Article 19(1)(g)Correct
  3. CArticle 21 - Right to Life
  4. DArticle 23 - Prohibition of Forced Labour

Explanation

Article 19(6) permits the State to impose restrictions on the right to practise any profession or carry on business in the interest of public welfare, including environmental protection. Articles 14 and 21 have different scopes; Article 21 relates to life and liberty, not business regulation. Article 23 addresses forced labour specifically.

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