Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India, (1961)- An analysis
The Lawmatics Freedom of Press Series The case of ‘Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India (1961)’ is considered a landmark case on freedom of press in India. In…
The Lawmatics Freedom of Press Series The case of ‘Sakal Papers Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India (1961)’ is considered a landmark case on freedom of press in India. In…
The Lawmatics Freedom of Press Series Art. 19 (1) (a) guarantees to all citizens the right to freedom of speech and expression. it has, however, got to be read along…
The Lawmatics Freedom of Press Series Facts of the case In the case, an appeal by special leave was filed against the decision of Wage board for Working Journalists published…
It is an essential attribute of sovereignty that a sovereign state can acquire foreign territory and can, in case of necessity, cede a part of its territory in favour of…
As an illustration of the procedure which can be adopted by Parliament in making a law for absorbing newly acquired territory we may refer to the Chandernagore Merger Act, 1954,…
Part I of the Constitution deals with the Union and its territories. Just as Part II deals with the topic of citizenship, Part I deals with the territory of India.…
On February 20, 1947, the British Government announced its intention to transfer power in British India to Indian hands by June 1948. On June 3, 1947, the said Government issued…
Indo-Pakistan Agreement In accordance with the directives issued by the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, on September 10, 1958, the Commonwealth Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India…
In the case of A.K. Gopalan, an application under Article 32 of the constitution of India for a writ of habeas corpus was filed against the detention of the A.K.…
Blackstone in his “Commentaries on the Laws of England” (4th Edition, volume 1, page 134) states that “personal liberty consists in the power of locomotion, of changing. ‘situation or moving…