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Sunrise Textiles Ltd. in Surat runs a workshop where a 13-year-old boy is employed in a hazardous process of dyeing chemicals. Under the Constitution of India, which provision directly bars this employment?

Article 24 directly bars it. It is a justiciable fundamental right forbidding employment of children below fourteen years in factories, mines or other hazardous work. Directive principles in Articles 39 and 43 are not enforceable by courts, and Article 16 deals only with public employment.

  1. AArticle 24, which prohibits employing children below 14 years in factories, mines or other hazardous employmentCorrect
  2. BArticle 39(a), a directive principle on adequate livelihood, which is enforceable in a court
  3. CArticle 43, a directive principle on living wage, which is enforceable in a court
  4. DArticle 16, which gives equality of opportunity in public employment

Explanation

Article 24 is a fundamental right that prohibits employment of children below 14 in factories, mines or any other hazardous employment. Articles 39 and 43 are directive principles and are not enforceable by courts. Article 16 applies to public employment and does not apply here.

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