What Supreme Court said on Urdu in its recent Case
This is an excerpt from the judgment of Supreme Court The prejudice against Urdu stems from the misconception that Urdu is alien to India. This opinion, we are afraid, is…
Language belongs to a community, to a religion, to people; and not to religion- Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently in the case Varshatai v. State of Maharashtra (2025) has addressed the issue of language, particularly Urdu language when the petitioner came before the Supreme Court…
Doctrine of Public Trust in the Environmental Matters- Explained through Court Rulings
The Apex Court in the case of In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and others (2025) had an occasion to consider the importance of doctrine of public…
Grace or Injustice? The Supreme Court to Decide Fate of NEET 2024 Grace Marks
Introduction The integrity of India’s most prestigious medical entrance exam, NEET-UG 2024, is now under judicial scrutiny. In an unexpected move, the National Testing Agency (NTA) allegedly awarded “arbitrary grace…
Summary of the Conclusion in Tamilnadu Governor Case- Reservation of Bill for President’s Consideration
The article is an edited excerpt from the judgment. On certain subject matters prescribed in various provisions of the Constitution, and on subject matters falling in the Concurrent List, the…
The Constitutional Debate on Draft Article 143- Whether Governor Should have Discretionary Powers
The key question which fell for the consideration of the Constituent Assembly was whether any discretion would be made available to the Governor as the constitutional head of the State.…
Why Nomination was selected as the mode of appointment of the Governor
The 155th Article of the Constitution provides for the mode of the appointment of the governor. It provides, “155. Appointment of Governor The Governor of a State shall be appointed…
The Reasoning adopted by the Supreme Court in Prescribing the time-limit in Tamilnadu Governor Case
In the recent landmark case of State of Tamilnadu v. Governor of Tamilnadu (2025), Supreme Court of India prescribed the time limit for deciding the bills by the Governor of…
Bill pending the assent of the Governor or the President does not lapse as a result of the dissolution of the Assembly- Purushothaman Nambudiri Case
In Purushothaman Nambudiri v. State of Kerala reported in 1961 SCC OnLine SC 361, two questions fell for the consideration of Supreme Court; first, whether a bill which has been…
Non-exercise of Powers such as deciding Mercy Petitions may attracts Judicial Review- AG Perarivalan Case
In AG Perarivalan v. State, Through Superintendent of Police CBI/SIT/MMDA, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Anr. reported in (2023) 8 SCC 257 the facts germane for our discussion are that the…