Select the right option based on following Assertion-Reason: Assertion (A): Non-inclusion of Rajasthani language in the Eighth schedule of the constitution does not violate Article 14. Reason (R): Such policy matters have to be left of the state.
Verified Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation (A)
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
D. (A) is false but (R) is true
Explanation:
Assertion (A) is true. The Supreme Court has generally held that the non-inclusion of a language in the Eighth Schedule is a policy matter and does not violate Article 14. Reason (R) is also true and provides the explanation for (A). The decision to include or not include a language in the Eighth Schedule is a policy decision of the state (Union Government), and courts generally defer to such policy decisions unless they are arbitrary or discriminatory.