Directive Principles- Article 37 and 38 of the Constitution
Articles 37, and 38 of the Constitution read as under:- “37. Application of the principles contained in this Part. — The provisions contained in this Part shall not be enforceable…
The Constitution of India: A living Tree
This article is an excerpt from the judgment of Justice Nagarathna in Property Owner Association v. State of Maharashtra (2024). Emile Durkheim, the French sociologist who formally established the academic…
Debates about the text of Article 39(b) in Constituent Assembly
On 22 November 1948, the Constituent Assembly debated a proposed amendment to Article 31 of the draft Constitution, which corresponds to Article 39 of the present Constitution. Professor KT Shah…
Debates about the purpose of Directive Principles in Constituent Assembly
On 4 November 1948, Dr B R Ambedkar moved a motion to introduce the draft constitution and delivered a landmark speech, explaining the intentions and ideas behind various provisions of…
Article 31C- A Detail into the Amendments and Judicial Interpretations
Brief History of Article 31-C Article 31-C provides statutes with immunity against constitutional challenges for alleged breaches of Articles 14 and 19 provided that the statutes give effect to the…
Secularism in the Constitutional Context
The preamble to the Constitution enshrines the declaration to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic. The 42nd Amendment to the Constitution incorporated the expression ‘secular’ in the…
Article 25 to 30 of the Indian Constitution- In Brief
Article 25-28 Articles 25 to 28 are placed under the heading ‘Right to freedom of religion’. Article 25(1) stipulates that all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience, the…
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…
Right to Shelter under Indian Constitution
Supreme Court in the case of Chameli Singh and others v. State of U.P. and another though was considering an issue in the context of land acquisition, it had elaborately…
Principles of Criminal law: Presumption of Innocence and Natural Justice
The principle, that the criminal justice process is also to be in accordance with the principle of the rule of law, is also very well enshrined in the Constitution. The…