Imagine you are doing a real estate transaction in your city. What if the ownership could be transferred to you immediately without any need for intermediaries? The deal is executed immediately when conditions are met. This setup would eliminate delays, fraud, and disputes. This is not an idealistic situation, but a developing future.
The doctrine of colorable legislation is a constitutional principle designed to ensure that legislators do not exceed their constitutional limits by enacting laws that will, seemingly within their legal authority, actually intrude into areas reserved for another legislative body.
In today’s fast-paced commercial world, disputes are an inevitable part of business. Traditionally, resolving these disputes or conflicts often involves navigating the time-consuming process of court-based litigation.
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, enacted 2 decades ago, is an act to provide for more effective protection of the rights of women guaranteed under the Constitution of India to choose who are victims of violence of any kind occurring within the family and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The Indian Constitution is an ocean of democratic principles that artfully balances the fundamental rights of its citizens, intending to achieve a stable and orderly society.
Maintenance or alimony refers to the legal obligation to provide financial support by one person to another, typically after separation, divorce, or within specific familial relations. It is a measure of social justice envisaged under the Preamble and Constitution of India, particularly Article 39 of the directive principle of state policy and 15(2) under fundamental rights.
India’s constitution establishes a federal system that divides power and responsibilities between central and state governments to promote cooperative governance, effective administration, and regional self-rule. In recent times, however, the quasi-federal balance has faced mounting challenges, especially when. Cental agencies are perceived as encroaching on areas constitutionally reserved for the states.
Judiciary at the time of constitution framing was an institution that aimed at resolving disputes, interpreting the constitution, protecting rights, and conducting judicial review. When it comes out of this sphere of traditional role and ensures the accomplishment of the ideals of a welfare state, then it is termed as ‘Judicial Activism’.
“Personal liberty is a very precious fundamental right, and it should be curtailed only when it becomes imperative according to the peculiar facts and circumstances of the cases”
In a landmark decision that brings constitutional principles into step with the realities of digital age, the Supreme Court of India in the cases of Pragya Prasun v. Union of India and Amar Jain v. Union of India and ors held that the right to access digital services are a fundamental aspect of right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21.
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