Be you ever so high, the law is above you- Justice VK Krishna Iyer on ‘Human Liberty’
Edited Excerpt from the judgment (Headings have been added) It is a mark of interpretative respect for the higher norms our founding fathers held dear in affecting the dearest rights…
Maneka Gandhi Case- Justice VK Krishna Iyer’s interpretation of ‘Procedure established by law’
An Edited Excerpt from the judgment (Headings have been added) The Meaning of ‘Procedure’, ‘Established’, and ‘Law’ What is ‘procedure’? What do we mean by ‘established’? And what is law?…
Maneka Gandhi Case – Justice VK Krishna Iyer on ‘Liberty’ and ‘Right of Free Movement’
An Edited Excerpt from the judgment (Headings have been added) Remember, even democracies have experienced executive lawlessness and eclipse of liberty on the one hand and ‘subversive’ use of freedoms…
Direct and Inevitable effect test- The Evolution of Doctrine in Maneka Gandhi’s Case
A.K. Gopalan Case- The Starting phase of doctrine A. K. Gopalan’s case was the earliest’ decision of Supreme Court on the subject, following almost immediately upon the commencement of the…
Interpretation of Article 14 by Justice Bhagwati in Maneka Gandhi Case
An edited excerpt from the Judgment (Headings have been added) There can be no doubt that Article 14 is a founding faith of the Constitution. It is indeed the pillar…
Doctrine of Exclusivity and Inclusivity of Fundamental Rights: Maneka Gandhi’s Case
An excerpt from the Judgment (Headings have been added) A. K. Gopalan’s Case (1950) The view taken by the majority in A. K. Gopalan’s case (1950) was that so long…
Interpretation of the concept ‘Personal Liberty’ by Justice Bhagwati in Maneka Gandhi Case
An edited excerpt from the Judgment (Headings have been added) Fundamental rights represent the basic values cherished by the people of the country Article 21 occurs in Part III of…
Justice Krishna Iyer on ‘Right to Free Movement’ in Maneka Gandhi Case
British Raj and Restrictions on Right to Free Movement British Raj has frowned on foreign travels by Indian patriotic suspects and instances from the British Indian Chapter may abound. In…
Congress Manifesto 2024- Promises to Reform Laws, Parliamentary Practices and Assurance of liberty to Citizens
Indian National Congress Party launched its Manifesto on 5th April, at its Delhi Headquarter, for upcoming general elections of 2024. In its Manifesto, the party has made promises for almost…
Paid Menstrual Leave: A Boon or a Bane?
“I have chosen to no longer be apologetic for my femaleness and my feminity and I want to be respected in all my femaleness because I deserve to be.” -Chimamanda…