In a Parliamentary democracy like ours, laws are enacted by the Parliament or the State legislature within their respective legislative fields specified under the Constitution. The presumption attached to these…
Section 364A of IPC provides punishment in the offence of kidnapping for ransom. It was inserted in IPC in 1993. The said section reads as follows- “Whoever kidnaps or abducts…
Article 17 of the constitution abolishes the vice of untouchability in all its forms. It provides that, “Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement…
The rights under Part III of Indian Constitution which give right to equality, form equality code under the constitution. Articles 14, 15, 16 and 17 are part of that code.…
In 1931, after census, a separate class was determined that was called, ‘Depressed Class’. Premised on this, the Government of India (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1936 enlisted a large number of…
The doctrine of Basic Structure includes general features of the broad democracy, supremacy of the Constitution, rule of law, separation of powers, judicial review, freedom and dignity of the individual,…
The framing of the Constitution of a State is a capital political fact and not a juridical act. No court or other authority in the State under the Constitution can,…
“Amend as you may even the solemn document which the founding fathers have committed to your care, for you know best the needs of your generation. But the Constitution is…
The framing of the Constitution of a State is a capital political fact and not a juridical act. No court or other authority in the State under the Constitution can,…
Article 15 of the Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, case, sex and place of birth. Clause (3), (4), (5) and (6) are the exceptions to the first…
