Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India (2018) This was the case of ‘Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India (2018)’ When for the first time, three petitions were preferred…
In the recent case of ‘Union Territory of Laddakh v. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (2023)’, the Supreme Court while deciding a case related to the party’s symbol made important…
Supreme Court has previously bestowed consideration on the importance of the symbol in an electoral system, especially one allotted to a political party. Taking note of the 3-Judge Bench decision…
The nature and scope of judicial review has been succinctly stated in Union of India v. Raghubir Singh(1989) by R.S. Pathak, C.J. thus: (SCC p. 766, para 7) “7. ……
Article 21 gives ‘right to life’ and it is guaranteed to all the citizens of India. The question was as to whether ‘right to die’ is also an integral part…
Euthanasia Defined The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘euthanasia’ as ‘the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma’. The word appears…
Whether a person should be allowed to remain in a stage of incurable passivity suffering from pain and anguish in the name of Hippocratic Oath. The question that arises is…
In order to overcome the difficulty faced in case of patients who are unable to express their wishes at the time of taking the decision, the concept of Advance Medical…
John Rawls says that the liberal concept of autonomy focuses on choice and likewise, self-determination is understood as exercised through the process of choosing. The respect for an individual human…
Dignity of an individual has been internationally recognized as an important facet of human rights in the year 1948 itself with the enactment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.…
