Constitutional governance and the conception of legitimate constitutional trust
The concept of constitutional governance in a body polity like ours, where the Constitution is the supreme fundamental law, is neither hypothetical nor an abstraction but is real, concrete and…
Constitutional Morality and Constitutional Objectivity
Constitutional morality in its strictest sense of the term implies strict and complete adherence to the constitutional principles as enshrined in various segments of the document. When a country is…
Principles of representative governance
Representative Governance in a Republican form of democracy is a kind of democratic setup wherein the people of a nation elect and choose their law-making representatives. The representatives so elected…
The jural consequence of a remission of the sentence.
Remission, in the legal context, doesn't equate to absolution. It doesn't erase the committed offense or the resulting conviction; rather, it meticulously influences the execution of the imposed sentence.
Meaning of “State” for Part XIV of the Constitution
Article 308 provides the definition of ‘State’ for Part XIV of the Constitution. Article 308 as it stood prior to the Constitution (Seventh amendment) Act 1956 provides as follows: “308.…
The ‘Class’ of Union Territories and the Status of Delhi
When the Indian Constitution was adopted, the States of the Indian Union were classified into Part A, Part B, and Part C States. Delhi was a Part C State and…
Dual polity federal model established under Indian Constitution
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in one of his seminal speeches before the Constituent Assembly explained the dual polity federal model established under the Constitution: “Dual Polity under the proposed Constitution will…
Role of civil services in a modern government
Civil services form an integral part of modern government. Professor Herman Finer, in his classic work titled “The Theory and Practice of Modern Governance”, states that “the function of civil…
War & Law: A Tangled Web of Rights, Risks, and Resilience
War conflict is a violent clash between group of nations which leads to loss of life and displacement. This war conflicts leads to violation of Rights of individuals and create…
Why Union Territories were created?- In Detail
Despite the centrality of the States to the Constitution and the structure of governance that it envisages, Union Territories (which are administered by the Union Government) exist within the constitutional…