The background of Article 17 lies in protecting the dignity of those who have been victims of discrimination, prejudice and social exclusion. The Constitution has designedly left untouchability undefined. Any…
Provision of Article 17 Article 17 provides: “Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability” shall be an…
Article 17 occupies a unique position in our constitutional scheme. The Article, which prohibits a social practice, is located in the chapter on fundamental rights. The framers introduced Article 17,…
Popular notions about what is moral and what is not are transient and fleeting. Popular notions about what is or is not moral may in fact be deeply offensive to…
The chapter on Fundamental Rights encompasses the rights to (i) Equality (Articles 14 to 18); (ii) Freedom (Articles 19 to 24); (iii) Freedom of religion (Articles 25 to 28); (iv)…
Nar Hari Sastri and Ors. v. Shri Badrinath Temple Committee In one of the earliest judgments dealing with religious freedom, namely, Nar Hari Sastri and Ors. v. Shri Badrinath Temple…
The law is well-settled on the point that when a rule-making power is conferred under any statute on an authority, the said power has to be exercised within the confines…
Article 25 merely protects the freedom to practise rituals, ceremonies, etc. which are an integral part of a religion as observed by Supreme Court in John Vallamattom and another v.…
Abstract The article thoroughly introduces Indian trademark law, highlighting the value of registered trademarks and the penalties for infringement under Section 29 of the Trademarks Act, 1999. It addresses criminal…
The term morality occurring in Article 25(1) of the Constitution cannot be viewed with a narrow lens so as to confine the sphere of definition of morality to what an…
