An Edited Excerpt from the judgment (Headings have been added) Remember, even democracies have experienced executive lawlessness and eclipse of liberty on the one hand and ‘subversive’ use of freedoms…
A.K. Gopalan Case- The Starting phase of doctrine A. K. Gopalan’s case was the earliest’ decision of Supreme Court on the subject, following almost immediately upon the commencement of the…
An edited excerpt from the Judgment (Headings have been added) There can be no doubt that Article 14 is a founding faith of the Constitution. It is indeed the pillar…
An excerpt from the Judgment (Headings have been added) A. K. Gopalan’s Case (1950) The view taken by the majority in A. K. Gopalan’s case (1950) was that so long…
An edited excerpt from the Judgment (Headings have been added) Fundamental rights represent the basic values cherished by the people of the country Article 21 occurs in Part III of…
British Raj and Restrictions on Right to Free Movement British Raj has frowned on foreign travels by Indian patriotic suspects and instances from the British Indian Chapter may abound. In…
Historically, the proximate origin of these ’emergency’ powers can be traced back to the Government of India Act, 1935. Section 93 of the Act provided that if the Governor of…
The Constitution makes the Governor a component part of the State Legislature (Article 168). He cannot be a member of either House of that Legislature. In order to become an…
The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred the responsibility for administration of India from the East India Company to the British Crown. The Governor then became an agent of the…
The distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States is the most important characteristic of a federal constitution. This distribution can be achieved by a single, two-fold or…
