Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Under Article 3 of the Indian Constitution, the power to form new states and alter the names, boundaries, or areas of existing states is vested solely in the Parliament, not the state legislature [t5][t7]. While the President must refer the bill to the concerned state legislature for its views, the Parliament is not bound by those views and can proceed independently [t7]. Regarding fundamental rights, Article 14 guarantees equality before the law to any person, including both citizens and non-citizens [t1][t2]. In contrast, Article 16 guarantees equality of opportunity in matters of public employment specifically to citizens only [t1]. Therefore, the pair claiming the state legislature has the power to alter the name of a state is incorrectly matched, as this authority belongs to the Parliament [t5][t7].

Sources

1. [1] https://www.mea.gov.in/images/pdf1/part3.pdf
2. [2] https://nja.gov.in/Concluded_Programmes/2016-17/P-987_PPTs/1.Human%20Rights%20and%20Constititutional%20provisions.pdf