Material Resources and the Common Good: Directive Principles in the Mafatlal Case
In Mafatlal Industries Ltd v. Union of India , 1997 (5) SCC 536; 1996 INSC 1514. a decision by a bench of nine judges of Supreme Court, the majority opinion…
Mulchand Odhavji v. Rajkot (1971): Revival Principle of Statutes
In Mulchand Odhavji v. Rajkot Borough Municipality, 1971 (3) SCC 53, a Constitution Bench of Supreme Court invalidated the Municipality of Rajkot’s levy of octroi duty. The case originated from…
The Reservation for Persons with Disabilites- Rajeev Kumar Gupta Case
The case came before the Supreme Court when the petitioner who was person with disability and was employed in Prasar Bharti, filed a petition against the memorandum of government which…
MACT Matters- Section 163-A and the Liability of the Insurer and Owner in case of Accident
Section 163-A and 166 of the MVA read as follows- “163-A. Special provisions as to payment of compensation on structured formula basis. — (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act…
Supreme Court denounces Borrowers’s attempt to evade legal obligations through baseless FIRs
Case overview: In a significant reaffirmation of the rule of law, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recently struck a decisive blow to frivolous attempts at weaponizing criminal law to…
Supreme Court Women Lawyers v. Union of India- Where SC deliberated on the question of ‘Chemical Castration’ of Rapists
Supreme Court women lawyers Association filed a petition in the Supreme Court urging the court to consider imposition of ‘Chemical Castration’ of the people who rape child girls. Submissions of…
Bulldozer Action Judgment- Explained
The chilling sight of a bulldozer demolishing a building, when authorities have failed to follow the basic principles of natural justice and have acted without adhering to the principle of…
A Sketch of Keshvananda Bharthi Judgment by Justice Bhagwati
The present edited excerpt is from Justice Bhagwati’s Judgment in Minerva Mill Case Whether there are any limits on the amending power of Parliament under Article 368 and if so,…
Keshvananda Bharthi v. Union of India (1973) – Summary of Judgments
In Kesavananda Bharati Supreme Court held by a majority that though by Article 368 Parliament is given the power to amend the Constitution that power cannot be exercised so as…
Right to Fly National Flag- Union of India v. Naveen Jindal (2004)
In this case, the question was before the court whether the right to fly the National Flag by Indian citizen is a fundamental right within the meaning of Article 19(1)(a)…