Along with the `rule against double-jeopardy‘ and the `rule against retrospective criminalisation’ enumerated in Article 20, ‘right against self-incrimination’ is one of the fundamental protections of Article 20 in Indian…
Under Article 226 of the Constitution, the High Court has been given the power and jurisdiction to issue appropriate Writs in the nature of Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition, Quo-warranto and Habeas…
In a continual participative operation of periodical election, the voter does a social audit of his candidate and for such audit he must be well informed about the past of…
Telephone-Tapping is a serious invasion of an individual’s privacy. With the growth of highly sophisticated communication technology, the right to hold telephone conversation, in the privacy of one’s home or…
In a vibrant democracy, the voter must be given an opportunity to choose none of the above (NOTA) button, which will indeed compel the political parties to nominate a sound…
Article 21 of the Constitution said that no one will be deprive of his life or personal liberty except procedure established by law. After the decision in Maneka Gandhi’s case,…
Prevention Detention- A necessary evil The power of preventive detention has been recognized as a necessary evil and is tolerated in a free society in the larger interest of security…
Before talking further, it is necessary to bear in mind the distinction between ‘preventive detention’ and punitive detention’, when we are considering the question of validity of conditions of detention.…
The basic spirit of our Constitution is to provide each and every person of the nation equal opportunity to grow as a human being, irrespective of race, caste, religion, community…
The most important lesson which was learnt as a result of Second World War was the realization by the Governments of various countries about the human dignity which needed to…
