 The Republic of India is in the peculiar situation that the Supreme Court of India has repeatedly been called upon to define "Hinduism" because the Constitution of India, while it prohibits "discrimination of any citizen" on grounds of religion in article 15, article 30 foresees special rights for "All minorities, whether based on religion or language".As a consequence, religious groups have an interest in being recognised as distinct from the Hindu majority in order to qualify as a "religious minority".Thus, the Supreme Court was forced to consider the question whether Jainism is part of Hinduism in 2005 and 2006.