The state is a political institution. It is the greatest of all human associations. Every individual is a member of the state. The term ‘State’ is derived from the word ‘Status’, which was first used by Teutons. Now the term ‘State’ is loosely used as synonymous with ‘Government’, ‘Nation’, ‘Society’ etc.According to Aristotle,” State is…
India has a parliamentary form of government which is based on the British system. President along with two houses comprise the parliament of India. In India, the President has the same position as the queen of England. Being the executive head of the country, he enjoys a wide variety of power which is mentioned in…
Preamble of Indian Constitution WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all FRATERNITY…
It is interesting to note that natural resources had been stored virtually untouched in the Earth for millions of years. But since the start of the industrial revolution vast amounts of these resources had been exploited within a period of just a couple of hundreds of years at unimaginable rates, with all the waste from…
The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, was promulgated on November 28. The new law tries to prevent religious conversion by using misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means or by marriage. It also gives provisions to punish anyone who abets, convinces or conspires such conversions. The…
According to a study by Ethnologue, India has the world’s fourth highest number of languages. Some of the languages are extinct because the upcoming generations refuse to recognize the language. Article 343 of the Indian Constitution states that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. Article 344 provides for the…
Maneka Gandhi vs. U.O.I. Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India a judgment that further strengthen Article 21 expansion and interpretation of fundamental rights in India. This case further strengthened article 14,19 and 21 and also gave new life to article 21 which we nowadays know as Due process of law. The story is of year…
Protection of Life And Personal Liberty: No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. The object of the fundamental right under Article 21 is to prevent encroachment upon personal liberty and deprivation of life except according to procedure established by law. It clearly means that…
Privacy is an inherent part of human personality and inalienable from a human-being. Right to privacy is a right which an individual possesses by birth. The Constitution of India encompasses Right to Privacy under Article 21, which is a requisite of right to life and personal liberty. According to Black’s Law Dictionary “right to be let alone; the right…
Justice delayed is justice denied” is a legal maxim meaning that if a legal remedy is available for a party that has suffered some injury, but is not forthcoming promptly, it is effectively the same as having no remedy at all. Many Chief Justices, Judges of the Supreme Court, the High Courts, The Law Ministers, the…
