Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab (1996)- The question on the ‘Right to Die’
‘Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab (1996)’ is the case when the Supreme Court examined the Constitutional Validity of Section 306 (Abetment of Suicide) of IPC. The facts of the…
Tussle between Executive and Judiciary
Introduction An independent judiciary is necessary for a making a democracy successful. Judiciary is considered as guardian of constitution. Under article 13 it has been conferred the power of judicial…
Does the doctrine of Res Judicata apply to Writ Petition under Article 32?
In the case of ‘Daryao v. state of UP (1962)’, an important question arose before the court whether res judicata applicable in writ petitions. In this case, six petitions came…
Does Supreme Court bind to follow its previous Precedent?
Position in England In England, the Court of Appeal has imposed upon its power of review of earlier precedents a limitation, subject to certain exceptions. The limitation thus accepted is…
Person who is in ‘Live-in-Relationship’ also entitled to take benefit of Domestic Violence Act
The question for consideration came before Supreme Court in the case of ‘D Velusamy v. D. Patchaiammal, (2010)’. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Section 2(a) of…
Anuj Garg v. Hotel Association of India (2007)- A case when court upheld the right of women to work in such premises where liquor is served
The petition challenged the constitutional validity Section 30 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 prohibiting employment of “any man under the age of 25 years” or “any woman” in any…
The Introduction of Article 18 in the Constitution
Article 18 of the Constitution which reads as follows: “18. Abolition of titles. – (1) No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State.…
Balaji Raghavan v. UOI (1995) – A Case for the Abolishment of Civilian Awards
The case of ‘Balaji Raghavan v. UOI (1995)’ is an important and interesting case, It challenged the conferment of Civilian Awards like Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bushans to Indian…
The rights of women as expended through Court’s Rulings
The rights of women were noticed by Supreme Court in a large number of judgments, some important judgments we are referring here- Githa Hariharan v. Reserve Bank of India ,…
Supreme Court’s Sixteen Guidelines on Encounters
“This Court has repeatedly admonished trigger-happy police personnel, who liquidate criminals and project the incident as an encounter. Such killings must be deprecated. They are not recognised as legal by…