The question came before the court in 1954 when several petitions were filed under article 32 before the court contending that search and seizure violate his fundamental right against self-incrimination…
In English law, this principle of protection against self-incrimination had a historical origin. It resulted from a feeling of revulsion against the inquisitorial methods adopted and the barbarous sentences imposed,…
At the core of governance is the conflict between different constitutional values or different conceptions of the same constitutional value. Countries with a written Constitution attempt to resolve these conflicts…
In Justice KS Puttaswamy (9J) v. Union of India a nine-Judge Bench of Supreme Court held that the Constitution guarantees the right to privacy. Supreme Court traced the right to…
ADR Judgment In Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms (“ADR”), Supreme Court traced the right of voters to have information about the antecedents, including the criminal past, of…
Article 19(1)(a) has been held to guarantee the right to information to citizens. The judgments of Supreme Court on the right to information can be divided into two phases. In…
Equality is a dynamic concept with many aspects and dimensions and it cannot be “cribbed cabined and confined” within traditional and doctrinaire limits. From a positivistic point of view, equality…
The case of ‘Deepak Sibbal v. Panjab University (1989)’ is an important case under Article 14 of Indian Constitution. Facts of the Case “Admission to evening classes is open only…
“When you gave your best in the hey-day of life to your employer, in days of invalidity, economic security by way of periodical payment is assured.” The antiquated notion of…
The case of ‘D.S. Nakara v. Union of India (1982)’, is a landmark case on right to equality in India. The case arose when government issued a notification laying down…
