Tort of Misfeasance in the public office
`Tort’ has been derived from the Latin word “tortus” which means “twisted” or “crooked”. In its original and most general sense, “tort” is a wrong. Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law…
Principle of Act of State under Tort- In Detail
The concept of public interest has changed with structural change in the society. No legal or political system today can place the State above law as it is unjust and…
Does Article 32 apply to private law?
Under Article 226 of the Constitution, the High Court has been given the power and jurisdiction to issue appropriate Writs in the nature of Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition, Quo-warranto and Habeas…
The Doctrine of ‘Collective Responsibility’
Thus the Cabinet stands or falls together. Where the policy of a particular minister is under attack, it is the government as whole which is being attacked. Thus the defeat…
The Executive Powers of the Indian Union- In Detail
The executive power connotes the residue of governmental functions that remain after legislative and judicial functions are taken away.
The Concept of Law
The Shatpath Brahman (XIV.4.2.26) and the Brihad-Aranyak Upanishad (1.4.14) in identical terms lay down the supremacy of the law as under: “The law is the ruler, even of the rulers…
Does Article 12 apply to Corporation?
The Corporations acting as instrumentality or agency of government would obviously be subject to the same limitations in the field of constitutional and administrative law as Government itself, though in…
Case Analysis- D.C.Wadhwa v. Union of India (1986)
The law-making function is entrusted by the Constitution to the Legislature consisting of the representatives of the people and if the Executive were permitted to continue the provisions of an…
National Human Rights Commission- Constitution, Function and Procedure
National Human Rights Commission is one of the most important organization which is working for human right watch in India. The effectiveness of the commission may be discussed later but…
Lillu Rajesh v. State of Haryana- The Case that banned two fingers test in India
Even if the victim had lost her virginity earlier, it can certainly not give a licence to any person to rape her. It is the accused who was on trial…