This article is an excerpt from the judgment Every power vested in a public authority is to subserve a public purpose, and must invariably be exercised to promote interest. This…
This is an edited excerpt from the Judgment Drafting of the Articles When the Constitution was being drafted, there was general agreement that the appointments of Judges in the superior…
Article 129- Supreme Court to be a Court of Record Article 129 of the Constitution, it reads: 129. Supreme Court to be a court of record.- The Supreme Court shall…
The purpose of informing to the arrested person the grounds of arrest is salutary and sacrosanct inasmuch as, this information would be the only effective means for the arrested person…
This article is an edited excerpt from SP Gupta Judgement It is obvious from the Constitution that we have adopted a democratic form of Government. Where a society has chosen…
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…
