The Suggestion by States Reorganisation Commission The earliest point of time when this view was expressed by a high powered body was in the year 1955, when the States Reorganisation…
The power to appoint an Additional Judge in a High Court is to be found in clause (1) of Article 224 which reads as follows: If by reason of any…
This article is an extract from SP Gupta Judgment. Law on this issue has been changed after this judgment. Entrustment of Power to Chief Justice of India and Chief Justice…
An Edited Excerpt from the Judgment of SP Gupta Case The Power of Appointment of Judges: Article 217 The power of appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court is to…
An Edited Excerpt from S.P. Gupta Judgment Article 216 We may first examine the true meaning and import of Article 216 which provides for the constitution of High Courts. This…
It is necessary for every Judge to remember constantly and continually that our Constitution is not a non-aligned national charter. It is a document of social revolution which casts an…
Edited Excerpt from Justice Bhagwati’s Judgment in SP Gupta Case It is essential to the maintenance of the rule of law that every organ of the State must act within…
Edited Excerpt from Justice Bhagwati’s Judgment in SP Gupta Case The traditional rule in regard to locus standi is that judicial redress is available only to a person who has…
Provision Article 143 of the Constitution reads as follows: 143(1) If at any time it appears to the President that a question of law or fact has arisen or is…
An Edited Excerpt from Justice Bhagwati’s Judgment in Minerva Mills Case Indian Constitution is a Social Document The Indian Constitution is first and foremost a social document. The majority of…
