Right to Hawk – Supreme court’s Decisions
Hawking on the streets of Delhi, whose municipal limits have expanded over the years, has been the subject matter of several proceedings in Supreme Court. Initially in the early sixties,…
Ajay Makan v. Union of India (2019) – An Analysis
“A simple vote, without food, shelter and health care is to use first generation rights as a smokescreen to obscure the deep underlying forces which dehumanise people. It is to…
Sudama Singh v. Government of Delhi (2010)- An analysis
Sudama Singh case is an important case in relation to demolition of jhuggis in Delhi. The decision was delivered by Delhi High Court which was further affirmed by Supreme Court.…
Right to housing under Indian Constitution
In the Constitution of India, there is no specific right to housing spelt out separately. The Preamble highlights the guarantee of social justice, and of the right to dignity. A…
Right to the City
“The RTTC is a ‘right’ to struggle for maintaining critical social solidarities. And, accordingly, such a right presupposes the respect for freedom of speech and expression, advocacy and dissent, movement…
International Law on the Right to Adequate Housing
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), adopted in 1966 is a multi-party treaty, ratified by India in 1976. India being a country that adopts the principle…
Can an accused make a request to summon the case diary of another case to contradict the witness?
Section 172 of the criminal procedure code makes the provision of case diary. Section 172 of the Code which Section reads thus: 172. Diary of proceedings in investigation.- (1) Every…
The extent of the right of an accused to use the previous statements of a witness
The right of an accused to cross-examine a witness Under Evidence Act Section 145 of the Evidence Act provides:- A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by…
Is it open to the Court to interfere with the investigation which is still proceeding?
This question arose before a Division Bench of three judges in an appeal carried by the State of West Bengal in the case of State of West Bengal v. S.…
The right of accused under section 207 of CrPC
The parameters governing the process of investigation of a criminal charge; the duties of the investigating agency and the role of the courts after the process of investigation is over…