Update Equality Operators to Be Type-Safe

[AdityaRanjanJha]

Description

This pull request addresses the issue of using non-type-safe equality operators (== and !=) in the codebase. It replaces these operators with type-safe equality operators (=== and !==) to ensure more reliable and predictable comparisons.

Type of change

• Replaced instances of == with === for equality checks.
• Replaced instances of != with !== for inequality checks.

How Has This Been Tested?

The code has been tested to ensure that the replacement of equality operators does not introduce any new issues. Existing test cases pass successfully.

• Local manual testing via "./manage runserver"
• Local Python Unit Testing via "./manage test"
• Local Cypress E2E Testing
• Tested on virtual box
• Tested on server

Checklist:

• The code builds without errors.
• Existing tests pass successfully.
• Documentation has been updated if necessary.
• Code follows the project's coding standards.

Related Issues

Closes #495 (Replace non-type-safe equality operators)