In R.K. Sabharwal v. State of Punjab the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court considered the question of appointment and promotion and roster points vis-a-vis reservation and held thus: (SCC p.…
In Anil Kumar Gupta and others v. State of U.P. and others (1995) 5 SCC 173, a bench of two Judges of Supreme Court explained the concept of overall reservation…
The supreme Court first clarified the concept of Vertical and Horizontal Reservation in the case of Indra Sawhney and Others v. Union of India and others (1992) Supp (3) SCC…
The power of appointment of persons to be District Judges conferred on the Governor, meaning the State Government, under Article 233(1) in consultation with the High Court is an executive…
Exercise of jurisdiction under Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India by Supreme Court in such cases is clearly permissible to do `complete justice’ to a `cause or matter’. We…
Article 142 of the Constitution grants the power to the Supreme Court of India to do complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it. Article 142(1) of the…
The Constitutional power is exercisable by Supreme Court under Article 142(1) of the Constitution of India, and the inherent power of the civil court recognised by section 151 of the…
Section 321 of CrPC gives the power to Public Prosecutor and Assistant Public Prosecutor to withdraw the prosecution against a person except in some cases. Section 321 reads as follows…
India is a member of the United Nations and has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). A large number of United Nations international documents prohibit the…
The right to life is the most fundamental of all rights. The right to life, as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, provides that no person shall…
