A writ petition was filed under Article 32, by an organisation dedicated to the welfare of inter-state migrants, requesting the court to issue direction to curb the evil practice of…
Hate speech is an effort to marginalise individuals based on their membership in a group. Using expression that exposes the group to hatred, hate speech seeks to delegitimise group members…
`Mimansa Rules of Interpretation’ `Mimansa Rules of Interpretation’ is a traditional principle of interpretation. In the case of ‘Rjabir singh dalal v. Chaudhry devi lal university, (2008)’, Justice markandey Katju…
The decision of a Court is a precedent if it lays down some principle of law supported by reasons. Mere casual observations or directions without laying down any principle of…
Just as liberty is precious to an individual, so is the society's interest in maintenance of peace, law and order. Both are equally important.
It would be quite contrary to the concept of personal liberty enshrined in the Constitution that any person should be punished in respect of any matter, upon which, he has…
What are Khap panchayats? The parallel law enforcement agency consists of leading men of a group having the same lineage or caste which quite often meets to deal with the…
Honour killing guillotines individual liberty, freedom of choice and one’s own perception of choice. It has to be sublimely borne in mind that when two adults consensually choose each other…
The supreme court quoted simone weil, while advocating the human rights of people. The court had this occasion, when an organisation ‘Shakti Vahini filed a writ petition under Article 32…
The supreme court got the chance to lay down guidelines to curb the evil of Honour Killings in a case, when an organisation ‘Shakti Vahini v. Union of India, (2018)’…
