Tag: CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

Daya Shankar vs High Court Of Allahabad And Ors. Equivalent citations: AIR 1987 SC 1469  Bench: O C Reddy, K J Shetty  FACTS OF THE CASE:  The petitioner was a member of the U.P. State Judicial Service where he was appointed as  Munsif and later on posted at Aligarh. While…

CASE BRIEF: Hikmat Ali Khan vs Ishwar Prasad Arya & Ors on 28 January 1997 CITATION: AIR 1997 SC844 Case no: civil appeal no. 4249 of 1986 decided on January 28, 1997 PETITIONER: HIKMAT ALI KHAN                Vs. RESPONDENT: ISHWAR PRASAD ARYA & ORS. DATE OF JUDGMENT:           28/01/1997 BENCH: S.C….

Article 20 contains three clauses which deal with the issue of unnecessary actions undertaken by implementing authorities.

Introduction  Polygraphy is the process which is used in medical practice for comprehensive study of  functioning of different body systems with particular reference to circulation, respiration and  peripheral nervous response. This technology has been attempted in forensic investigation  process. The basis of its application is the fact that mental excitation…

Introduction Administrative Directions are instructions or rules given by higher authorities to subordinate authorities in the lack of a rule or statute related to a specific subject, or to compensate for or cover gaps in existing laws, therefore establishing better standards or platforms to address difficulties. Administrative directions are also…

Introduction The Doctrine of Colourable Legislation is based on the Latin maxim “Quando aliquid prohibetur ex directo, prohibetur et per obliquum,” which states that what cannot be done directly should not be done indirectly as well. When a legislator oversteps its granted power and indirectly legislates on something it cannot…

Introduction When one state performs an internationally unlawful act against another, it incurs state responsibility. Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, for example, bans authoritarian non-intervention by saying that every State is legally obligated not to use or threaten to use force against others. Non-intervention, on the other hand, is…

In India, there are religion-specific laws and Goa is the only state to have a Uniform Civil Code known as the Goa Civil Code. The Constitution supports religious harmony which means the people of India show love and affection to different religions of the country. The law does not permit any citizen to impose his religious views or opinions on other individuals.

Personal rights are the rights that a person has over their own body. In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Personal Rights are defined as

by: Madhvi Patidar
Legal services include providing free legal aid to those weaker sections of the society who fall within the purview of section 12 of the legal services authority act, 1987. Free legal aid is the provision of free legal services in civil and criminal matters for those poor and marginalised people who cannot afford the services of a lawyer for the conduct of a case or a legal proceeding in any court, tribunal or authority.

Protection of animals is enriched as a fundamental duty in the Indian constitution and the exist several animal welfare legislations in India such as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals act 1960 and the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 at the central level and cattle protection and cow slaughter prohibition legislation at the state levels.

About Traditions and customs have gradually and continuously interlinked with society in an unbreakable and in an un-separable way. But sometimes these customs and traditions result in being a social evil for the society. As commonly said, “Time is changing and we should change with time” is the basic rule…

On Saturday, 24 July, the ongoing border dispute was discussed at a meeting presided over by Home Minister Amit Shah, in which the chief ministers of both states were present.

Polygamy is a practice whereby a person has more than one spouse, and this can be of two kinds, Polygyny and polyandry, in the first kind, a man marries more than one woman.

the Kesavananda Bharati case brought in a new transition in the basic principles such as the rights of a citizen towards the fundamental right.

Indian Constitution provides for three lists for distribution of legislative and executive power between the Centre and the States.

The main purpose of a speedy trial in the criminal justice system is to ensure justice to the victim and protect the accused from unnecessary incarceration.

Data Protection priority was known as privacy laws and it started gaining importance with the advent of computers in the 1970s.

The Constitution of India guarantees freedom of speech and expression to all citizens, but along with this, freedom of speech also has some exceptions to it that hinders it from being an absolute right.

Kesavananda Bharati vs State Of Kerala(1973) also known as the fundamental right case. it is considered one of the most significant cases in history.

This is an exhaustive article which deals with the various provisions related to the appointment of Judges in INDIA.

Article 74(1) provided that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head to aid and advise the president in the exercise of his functions.

A simple wisp of a young lady named Disha Ravi, 21, is the most recent Indian public to be pulled up for dissidence.

Can Constitutional Amendment is “law”? This question seems very easy, but every easy question doesn’t guarantee to be simple as well.

In a country, federalism is a legal system that establishes two spheres of government with economic, social, and political power.