The right to vote a statutory right or a constitutional right?
The right to vote is not a civil right. A Bench of six learned Judges in N.P. Ponnuswami v. Returning_Officer, Namakkal,(1952) in the context of Article 329(b) held that the…
Separation of powers and judicial activism- Analysis by Supreme Court
Separation of Power means, judiciary, executive and legislature should work in their own field and should not interfere in one other’s works. The doctrine was propounded by French Political Philosopher…
Reforms in Election commission of India- Committees, Reports and Proposals
Before 1993, India used to have only one election commissioner and that also ‘Chief Election Commissioner’. During the tenure of T.N. Sheshan and after that, many actions were taken to…
When two additional commissioners were appointed to the election commission for the first time
Before 1989, Election commission used to have just one Commissioner i.e. Chief Election Commissioner. The Notification It was on 7Oct 1989 that the President, in exercise of his powers under…
Indian Election Commissioners- A Timeline
Recently, in the case of ‘Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India (2023)’, the Supreme court of India pronounced an historic decision when it changed the procedure of the appointment of…
The Origin of Election Commission- Constitution Assembly Debates
In the Government of India Act, 1935, and in the earlier statues the conduct of elections was left to the executive – the Central or Provincial Governments, according as election…
A Brief legal history how Delhi found its present shape of government
The Union Territory of Delhi, as it now exists, has undergone many constitutional changes. When first time it became Indian Capital under British Rule Prior to September 17, 1912, the…
Express Newspaper Pvt. Ltd. V. UOI (1985)- In Brief
The Lawmatics Freedom of press series The case of ‘Express Newspaper Private limited v. UOI (1985)’ is a landmark case on Freedom of Speech and expression. In this case, Petitions…
The origin of Parliament’s Right to expunge its members’ remarks
The Lawmatics Freedom of Press Series The members of the parliament have many right including the right to speech without any fear of prosecution in the court of law. But,…
If Legislature expunges the remarks of a Member, Can Media publish expunged remarks?
The Lawmatics Freedom of Press Series Some days ago, during budged session of parliament, we saw many instances where remarks of opposition members were expunged by Speaker and chairman of…