Implied Limitations on Parliament’s Power of Amendment- Justice Grover and Shelat in Kesavananda Bharthi Case
Preamble- The Guiding Light The three main organs of government legislative, executive and judiciary and the entire mechanics of their ...
Importance of Preamble in Interpretation of Constitution- Justice Grover and Shelat in Kesavananda Bharthi Case
Edited Excerpt from Kesavananda Bharthi Case Preamble as guiding light in interpretation of Constitution The preamble serves several important purposes ...
Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles- History of Drafting
Parts III and IV essentially form a basic element of the Constitution without which its identity will completely change. Historical ...
Implied Limitations on Parliament’s Power to Amend the Constitution- Justice Sikri in Kesavananda Bharthi Case
Edited Excerpt from the Judgment of Justice Sikri (Headings have been added) It seems to me that reading the Preamble, ...
Does Bharat Really Need The Criminal Laws?
Let’s take a step-in near future for a moment and jump to 1st July 2024. Is something big happening? Yes, ...
The Drafting of Preamble of Indian Constitution- History and Process of Interpretation
Initial Draft of the Preamble In the earliest draft the Preamble was something formal and read: "We, the people of ...
What is meant by ‘Taking Cognizance’? – Explaining with Court Rulings
In ordinary language, word “cognizance” means detailed knowledge about or understating of something, whereas in legal parlance, it means taking ...
Maneka Gandhi Case- Justice VK Krishna Iyer on ‘Right to travel abroad’
Edited Excerpt from the judgment (Headings have been added) In the context of scary expressions like 'security' 'public order, 'public ...
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 ...
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’? ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Article 356 and 355- Analysis with Historical Background
Historically, the proximate origin of these 'emergency' powers can be traced back to the Government of India Act, 1935. Section ...
Article 200 of the Constitution- Analysis with Historical Background
The Constitution makes the Governor a component part of the State Legislature (Article 168). He cannot be a member of ...