Constitution of India, Article 25, Explanation I

Article 25, Explanation I, of the Constitution of India, adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India in 1950, is the primary constitutional text providing that the wearing and carrying of kirpans is deemed included in the profession of the Sikh religion. As the constitutional text itself, it is fully authoritative for what the law actually provides, which is the fact this atlas cites it for. It is the legal provision itself, not an account of how courts and administrators have actually applied it in specific disputes since, which needs separate legal commentary sourcing.