The Rule of Law means that the government officials and citizens are bound by and abide by the law. The entire article revolves around the concept of the Rule of Law. The Rule of Law is very important for the legal functioning of the government in contemporary world. The government that abides by it is…
It is the supreme judicial body of India and the highest court of India under the judiciary. It is also known as Bhartiya Ucchatama Nyayalay. It is the most senior constitutional court, and has the power of judicial review. The Chief Justice of India is the head and chief judge of the Supreme Court, which…
The management of a Company is based on the majority rule, but at the same time the interests of the minority can’t be completely overlooked. While talking of majority and minority, we are not talking of numerical majority or minority but of majority or minority voting strength. The reason for this distinction is that a…
It is said that there are four pillars of democracy – Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and Media. The role of Legislature is to make laws and that of Executive is to work on the implementation of those laws. Judiciary helps in delivering justice and Media ensures that public interest is safeguarded and there is transparency to…
MANEKA GANDHI V. UNION OF INDIA 1978 PETITONER- Maneka Gandhi RESPONDENT- Union of India and other DATE OF JUDGEMENT- January 25, 1978 BENCH- M.H. Beg (CJ), Y.V. Chnadrachud, V.R. Krishna Iyer, P.N. Bhagwati, N.L. Untwalia, S. Murtaza Fazal Ali, and P.S. Kailasan FACTS OF THE CASE The petitioner Mankea Gandhi was a journalist whose passport…
Federalism is the non-centricity of powers in a state. It means to give varying degrees of autonomy to constituent units of the nation state. India has a quasi federal government. This was rightly analysed by K C Wheare. Article 1 of Indian Constitution states that Bharat shall be a union of states. This implies that…
A. K. GOPALAN VS. STATE OF MADRAS 1950 A.K. Gopalan v. State of madras is marked as one of the most important judgements delivered by the supreme court of India. It is the first case where the supreme court of India after its formation delivered a judgement where the supreme court of India has examined…
We often refer media as the fourth pillar of democracy. And it is absolutely correct because media act as a watchdog in a democratic country by watching over the actions of other three pillars of democracy (i.e. legislature, executive and judiciary). It protects the public interest in democracy and act as an agent by providing…
In 2015 the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgement and struck down section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. This case of Shreya Singhal v. Union of India revolves around the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, which challenged the constitutional validity of section…
The key difference between rights and obligation is that, while rights refer to what we gain, obligations refer to what we should do. Rights and obligations play a key role in any society. It is these rights and obligations that strengthen the society, giving it more stability. They also lead to developing the social consciousness of…
