Prisoner Labor Laws in India: Distinctions, Rights, and Reforms
Categories of Prisoners and their labour burden There are principally two categories: Those in the first category cannot be required to do any labour while they remain in jail, but…
Justice Sarkaria and Punchhi Commissions on Governor’s Discretionary Powers
Sarkaria Commission Report on Union-State Relations was released in 1988. In Chapter IV thereof, it is noted that the role of the Governor had emerged as one of the key…
Governor may summon the Legislative Assembly, but only on the advice of the Council of Ministers- Supreme Court
Supreme Court of India in ‘Nabam Rebia v. Deputy Speaker (2015)’ considered the question of Governor’s Power to summon the legislative assembly. After giving a background of Constituent Assembly, the…
Summoning of the Parliament- Why need of first amendment was faced to Article 85 and 174?
As luck would have it, the then Members of Parliament took their parliamentary duties and obligations with utmost sincerity and seriousness and so the actual working of Article 85 of…
Historical background of Article 174 of the Constitution
Article 174 of the Constitution Article 174 reads thus- 174. Sessions of the State Legislature, prorogation and dissolution (1)The Governor shall from time to time summon the House or each…
Article 163 of the Constitution- Debate in Constituent Assembly
Article 163 of Indian Constitution reads- “There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of…
Article 163 of Constitution- Origin of the Article and limitation to the Power of the Governor
Article 163 of Indian Constitution provides- “There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of…
Office of the Speaker in India- Origin of the post, his Duties and Removal
Office of the Speaker in our history had its origin in 1921 when the Central Legislative Assembly was constituted under the Montague-Chelmsford reforms. At that time, office of the Speaker…
Constitution should be interpreted with Object-oriented approach- Supreme Court
Paramount or predominant objects and purposes must prevail In State of Karnataka v. Union of India and another Beg, C.J. posed the question with regard to understanding of special rules…
How much Discretionary Power Governor have? – Supreme Court Answers
The question of Governor’s power to act on his own, came before the Supreme Court in Nabam Rebia v. Deputy Speaker (2016). While considering the question the court said, First…