The governors of the Indian states have the same powers and functions at the state level as the Indian president at the union level. Each state has a governor, and federal territories (including the National Capital Territory of Delhi) have lieutenant governors or administrator. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power…
Definition of word ‘State’ as used in the context of Fundamental Rights – Article 12 of the Constitution defines the term ‘State’. It lays down. “In this part unless the context otherwise requires, the state includes the government and the parliament of India and the government and the legislature of each of the state and…
“Power has only one duty – to secure the social welfare of the People.”– Benjamin DisraeliAbstract The welfare state is a government concept in which the state or a well-established network of social institutions plays a vital role in citizens’ economic and social well-being protection and promotion. It is founded on the ideals of equal…
Imagine the frustration you feel when there’s a sudden power cut, and that too on a hot summer afternoon. Now imagine paying a hefty amount for the electricity you never used because of these frequent power outages. Electricity is like a gateway drug, once you have the ability to read at night, to use mobile…
The Republic of India is situated in South Asia and lined by Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan – all verifiably part of the Indian subcontinent or more prominent India. It is the world’s seventh biggest country as far as geological size. It is likewise the world’s biggest majority rule government demographically and the…
Introduction: – Article 14 talks about equality in wider sense, article 15 promotes equality and prohibits discrimination on specific grounds and Article 16 is the narrowest in all three, which talks about equality limited to employment and appointment matters. Ambedkar while debating on article 16 quotes it as compensatory benefit, for the upliftment of sections…
INTRODUCTION Since both the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles were of common origin, it is clear that they both had the same objectives, namely to ensure the goal of a welfare society envisaged by the Preamble. If the Fundamental rights seek to achieve the goal by guaranteeing certain minimal rights to the individual as…
The most important and Second crucial organ of the government is the executive. It is that organ of the government which implements the laws passed by the legislature and the policies of the government. In a broad and collective sense, the executive organ embraces the aggregate or totality of all the functionaries and agencies which…
Amending the Constitution of India is the process of making changes to the nation’s fundamental law or supreme law. The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India.. However, there is another limitation imposed on the amending power of the constitution of India, which developed during…
Article 20 Article 20 of the Indian constitution deals with the protections provided to an accused or a person convicted of an offense. It Duplicates the normal equity standards of reasonable preliminary in the organization of criminal equity. It protects the person by prohibiting double jeopardy under which the Article incorporates the common law plea…
