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…
How ‘ADHAAR’ Came into Existence?- A Story
On March 03, 2006, approval was given by the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India for the project titled ‘Unique Identification for BPL…
Parliamentary Privileges- The Story of its Origin
Parliamentary Privileges in India have been adopted from UK. The law on parliamentary privileges in UK was developed after a struggle by the House of Commons with the Tudor and…
History of Parliamentary Privileges in India
Article 105 which is located in Part V Chapter II of the Constitution stipulates the powers, privileges, and immunities of Parliament, its members and committees. An analogous provision concerning State…
The Jurisprudential Aspects of Parliamentary Privileges
In a deliberative democracy, the aspirations of the people are met by discourse in democratic institutions. The foremost among these institutions are Parliament and the State Legislatures. The object of…
Judicial Approach towards balancing fundamental rights: The double proportionality standard
At the core of governance is the conflict between different constitutional values or different conceptions of the same constitutional value. Countries with a written Constitution attempt to resolve these conflicts…
The Centrality of Political Parties in the Electoral System
Tenth Schedule The Constitution of India did not make a reference to political parties when it was adopted. A reference was made when the Tenth Schedule was included in the…
Right to Information of a Voter: Exploring the Judgments in ADR and PUCL
ADR Judgment In Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms (“ADR”), Supreme Court traced the right of voters to have information about the antecedents, including the criminal past, of…
The Regime of Corporate Funding to Political Parties In India
Section 31 of the RBI Act stipulates that only the RBI or the Central Government authorized by the RBI Act shall draw, accept, make, or issue any bill of exchange…
Doctrine of the lost grant- Explained in Detail
Under the doctrine of lost grant, a long-continued use or possession can raise a legal presumption that the right exercised was previously conveyed to the user or possessor and that…