Over the years, judicial creativity, judicial wisdom and judicial craftsmanship have widened the scope of freedom of speech & expression by including in it the following aspects- Freedom of Press: Democracy can thrive through vigilant eye of Legislature but also care and guidance of public opinion and press par excellence. Freedom of speech include right…
INTRODUCTION The Constitution of India empowers the President and the Governor with pardoning powers. Several countries such as the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, etc., have similar provisions for granting pardons to convicts. Such provisions are based on the spirit of humanity and grace. Article 72 and Article 161 of the Constitution…
INTRODUCTION: The issue of reservation has been overpowering issue for a significant long time in India. It has seen seasons of separation in the instructive and work region not established on open contest and legitimacy but instead on position, class illuminating, cash partnered and social footing. This has had a two-wrinkle result. On one hand,…
The term “Judicial Activism” was first coined in 1947 by Arthur Schlesinger Jr., an American historian and educator. Judicial activism, an approach to the exercise of judicial review, or a description of a particular judicial decision, in which a judge is generally considered more willing to decide constitutional. It has been seen in India since the…
Right to education is one the most crucial rights which is mentioned in the universal declarations of human rights (UDHR). Articles 26 of UDHR talks states that every human being should have a right to education. Importantly it also mentions that education shall be free and compulsory for every till the elementary and fundamental stages…
INTRODUCTION: The expression ‘Public Interest Litigation’ has been acquired from American law, where it was intended to give legitimate portrayal to beforehand unrepresented bunches like poor people, the racial minorities, sloppy buyers, residents who were enthusiastic about the ecological issues, and so forth Public interest Litigation (PIL) implies prosecution documented in an official courtroom, for…
State actors refer to those entities which have formal backing of a sovereign state for carrying out any intended action. Non-state actors on the other hand, have a considerable power of influencing international events but they do not have formal state backing. Examples of state actors are the governments or their agencies of foreign countries…
Introduction Unity in diversity, a prominent fact that India is home to almost all major religions in the world. And hence, it is often delineated by the name of ‘Land of Religious Toleration[1]’. After the enactment of constitution of India on 26th of January 1950, which gave its citizens several rights and freedoms, however was…
To begin with let us highlight the fact that the preamble of our constitution mentions India as a SOVREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and secures all its citizens JUSTICE LIBERTY EQUALITY AND FRATERNITY. To our constitution the term SECULARISM is implicit. Secularism entails cultivating and comprehending respect for all religious beliefs. The word ‘SECULAR’ was…
Origin of WritIn common law, Writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction. In modern times, this body is generally a Court. In olden days the writ was simply a written order made by the English Monarch to a specified person to undertake a specified action. E.g.: King…
