Article 23 Article 23 enacts a very important fundamental right in the following terms: “Art. 23: Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour– (1) Traffic in human beings…
A writ Petition was filed in the Supreme Court in order to ensure observance of the provisions of various labour laws in relation to workmen employed in the construction work…
Public interest litigation which is a strategic arm of the legal aid movement and which is intended to bring justice within the reach of the poor masses, who constitute the…
In the case of Papnasam Labour Union vs Madura Coats Ltd (1994), The supreme court while considering Industrial dispute act, laid down principles and guidelines to be kept in mind…
This is an edited excerpt from the judgment of Justice Krishna Iyer in the case of P.S.R. Sadhanatham v. Arunachalam (1980) Article 21, in its sublime brevity, guardians human liberty…
Under Section 15 of Contempt of Court Act, 1971, a contempt in the fact of Supreme Court or a High Court, Supreme Court or the High Court may take action…
The limitations of Fair Criticism of Court It is well to remember the observations of Justice Brennan of U.S. Supreme Court (though made in the context of law of libel)…
Re: Shri S. Mulgaokar, 3 S.C.R. 162 The question of contempt of court by newspaper article criticising the Judges of the Court came up for consideration in the case of…
In 1987, Law Minister Shri P. Shiv Shankar delivered a speech on the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad where the audience consisted of…
An Edited Excerpt from P.N.Duda v. P. Shiv Shankar (1988) “Justice is not a cloistered virtue. she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments…
