The Nature of the Indian Union- Features
The Constituent Assembly addressed itself to the immensely complex task of devising a Union with a Strong Centre. This task was beset with many difficulties. They had to bring into…
History of Federalism in India- 1858-1950
The administration of the country was taken over directly by the British Crown in 1858. A notable fall-out of the conflict in 1857 was the discovery by the British that…
Who is an ‘Aggrieved Person’? The Issue of Locus Standi in Public Interest Petition
The Indian Supreme Court has discussed and settled the issue of locus standi throughout its Judgments while considering the stand of petitioner in those cases. 1976 In Jasbhai Motibhai Desai…
The Regime of Data Protection- Supreme Court’s Views
Ours is an age of information. Information is knowledge. The old adage that “knowledge is power” has stark implications for the position of the individual where data is ubiquitous, an…
The Value of Privacy- Here is what Supreme Court said in K.S. Puttaswamy Case
Privacy postulates the reservation of a private space for the individual, described as the right to be let alone. The concept is founded on the autonomy of the individual. The…
Constituent Assembly and Right of Privacy
On 17 March 1947, K M Munshi submitted Draft articles on the fundamental rights and duties of citizens to the Sub-committee on fundamental rights. Among the rights of freedom proposed…
Jurisprudence on dignity- In Brief
Over the last four decades, our constitutional jurisprudence has recognised the inseparable relationship between protection of life and liberty with dignity. Dignity as a constitutional value finds expression in the…
Does Search and Seizure by Police Violate the Right against Self-Incrimination?
The question came before the court in 1954 when several petitions were filed under article 32 before the court contending that search and seizure violate his fundamental right against self-incrimination…
Privacy as a Right of Citizens- Jurisprudential Aspects
The Greek philosopher Aristotle spoke of a division between the public sphere of political affairs (which he termed the polis) and the personal sphere of human life (termed oikos). This…
Privacy as a Natural and Inalienable Right
Privacy is a concomitant of the right of the individual to exercise control over his or her personality. It finds an origin in the notion that there are certain rights…