Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in his judgment on sub-classification of caste in State of Punjab v Davinder Singh (2024), suggested two models of sub-classification. The CJI wrote- A crucial issue…
The Constitution of India does not provide a definition of the Scheduled Castes. Article 366(24) states that castes/groups notified under Article 341 shall be Scheduled Castes. However, neither Article 341…
Article 21 Article 21 reads as follows: “21. Protection of life and personal liberty.—No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by…
The question which arose for consideration in the case was whether section 303 of the Indian Penal Code infringes the guarantee contained in Article 21 of the Constitution which provides…
Under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, all citizens shall have the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression and under Article 19(1)(b) of the Constitution they have the fundamental…
The article is an excerpt from the judgment of Justice Kishan Kaul in Maqbul Fida Hussain v. Rajkumar Pandey (2008) Pablo Picasso, a renowned artist said, “Art is never chaste.…
Christians were aggrieved by the discriminatory treatment meted out to members of Christian community under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 by which they were practically prevented from bequeathing property for…
Section 14 of the Transfer of Property Act rule against perpetuity as substantive law in India. It is, however, an equally well-established Rule of Law that this rule against perpetuities…
The English decisions in Duncan v. Cammell Laird & Co; Conway v. Rimmer & Anr.; and Rogers v. Home Secretary surveyed the earlier law on the rule of exclusion of…
Identification Tests do not constitute substantive evidence As was observed by Supreme Court in Matru v. State of U.P. (1971 (2) SCC 75) identification tests do not constitute substantive evidence.…
