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[1] 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.[1] 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…
Challenge to Constitutional Validity of Section 364A of IPC- Vikram Singh vs UOI (2015)
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…
Abolition of Untouchability- Article 17 of the Indian Constitution
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 Complete Analysis of Equality Code of the Indian Constitution
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.…
Reservation- A timeline of Supreme Court’s rulings on reservation
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…
What did the judges say about the Basic structure in Kesavananda Bharthi Case?
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,…