The essential hallmark of democracy
The basic and underlying principle central to democracy is power to the people through the ballot. Abraham Lincoln declared democracy to be Government of the people, by the people and…
Power of the election commission of India as recognized by Supreme Court
Part XV (Art. 324-329) of the Constitution of India, provides the provisions related to Election procedure in India. Article 324 Article 324 is a plenary provision clothing the Election Commission…
The True Meaning of Democracy- A brief Discussion
Political and Social Democracy Dr. B.R. Ambedkar made the following pertinent observations regarding democracy in the course of his speech in the Constituent Assembly on 25.11.1949: “What we must do…
Provision relating to voting in India- An analysis
Part XV (Art. 324-329) of the Constitution of India, provides the provisions related to Election procedure in India. Article 326 of the constitution, which comes under this part, provides the…
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…