On 31st August 2020, the Supreme Court of India held Prashant Bhushan guilty after taking suo motu cognisance under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Prashant Bhushan is a lawyer who specializes in PIL or Public Interest Litigation cases at the apex court of India. Prashant Bhushan on 24th June 2020 had used twitter as…
Freedom of the press in India The constitution of India gives us the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a). Unlike the U.S constitution, there is no specific mention of liberty of the press in India but it has been enforced by the courts in India in various judgments making it a…
Ordinances are primarily just laws that are passed by the President of India, in times of need and urgency, to combat unforeseen circumstances- like the current pandemic. Ordinances have the same effect as an Act of Parliament. They enable the government to take immediate legislative action in desperate times. Article 123 of the Indian Constitution…
On 10th December, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the new Parliament building. The cost of the new Parliament building is estimated at ₹930 crores. The principal architect is Bimal Patel. In 2019, the central government announced its proposal for the Central Vista Redevelopment Project. The area stretches from the Rashtrapati…
Anything that curtails or impairs the freedom of limits of the judicial proceedings must of necessity result in hampering of the administration of Law and in interfering with the due course of justice. In India, under Section 2(a) of the Contempt of Courts Act of 1971 defines contempt of court as civil contempt or criminal…
Right of a dead body “The right to die with dignity is a fundamental universal right of all living creatures.” ― Tripsy South Article 21 not only provides the right to live which is not just limited to mere animal existence but also includes the right to live with dignity, Overtime period it has…
A national emergency is a period during which the normal constitutional provisions do not apply across the nation. There is an altered system used as per the convenience of the Centre and provisions provided under the Constitution. The governmental system changes from a federal one to a unitary one. Such emergency is explained under Article…
Article 3: An analysis Article 3 of the Indian constitution states that by law the parliament has the power to form a new state by separation of territory from any state, by uniting two or more states or parts of states, or by uniting any territory to a part of the state. It can increase…
India follows a Federal system of government which means that power is distributed between the Centre and states. Some subject matters are given to states so that only the states can make decisions or laws and the Centre cannot interfere in those matters. This is known as the state list. List-I Another list is there…
The Failure of Constitutional Machinery is nothing but the President’s Rule. President’s Rule means the suspension of State Government and imposition of direct Union Government Rule in a State. The provisions related to President’s Rule has been provided in Indian Constitution under the article 356. According to Article 356 , the President, on…
