Edited excerpt from the judgment A great deal of reliance was placed by the learned Counsel for the petitioners on the expression ‘law’ found in Article 13(1) and (2). The…
Edited excerpt from the judgment In order to find out whether Parliament has the power to take away or abridge any of the Fundamental Rights in exercise of its power…
Preamble- The Guiding Light The three main organs of government legislative, executive and judiciary and the entire mechanics of their functioning were fashioned in the light of the objectives in…
Edited Excerpt from Kesavananda Bharthi Case Preamble as guiding light in interpretation of Constitution The preamble serves several important purposes. Firstly, it indicates the source from which the Constitution comes…
Parts III and IV essentially form a basic element of the Constitution without which its identity will completely change. Historical Background and Influences on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles The…
Edited Excerpt from the Judgment of Justice Sikri (Headings have been added) It seems to me that reading the Preamble, the fundamental importance of the freedom of the individual, indeed…
Initial Draft of the Preamble In the earliest draft the Preamble was something formal and read: “We, the people of India, seeking to promote the common good, do hereby, through…
Edited Excerpt from the judgment (Headings have been added) In the context of scary expressions like ‘security’ ‘public order, ‘public interest’ and ‘friendly foreign relations’, we must warn ourselves that…
Edited Excerpt from the judgment (Headings have been added) It is a mark of interpretative respect for the higher norms our founding fathers held dear in affecting the dearest rights…
An Edited Excerpt from the judgment (Headings have been added) The Meaning of ‘Procedure’, ‘Established’, and ‘Law’ What is ‘procedure’? What do we mean by ‘established’? And what is law?…
