ARTICLE 19

INTRODUCTION Article 19 of the Indian Constitution guarantees six fundamental freedoms. Part 3 of the constitution deals with Article 19. All six of the rights protected by article 19 relate with giving Indian citizens freedom, which can only be restricted by a state decree in an emergency or for the reasons listed in section 2…

RIGHT TO FREEDOM

INTRODUCTION The definition of “freedom” is essentially “not to be constrained in any way.” Freedom encompasses a variety of individual rights, including the freedom of movement, the freedom of speech and self-expression, the freedom of religion, the freedom to travel, the freedom to work, the freedom of self-identity, the freedom to own property, etc. The…

Salient Features of the 88th Amendment of the Constitution

INTRODUCTION- The Act of 2003 amended the Constitution, and the government has made significant modifications to Article 270. It was created to allow Parliament to define legislative guidelines for determining the Central Government’s modalities of levying the service tax and collecting the proceeds jointly by the Central Government and State Governments. The Empowered Committee of…

EMERGENCY POWERS

KINDS OF EMERGENCIES ENSHRINED IN THE CONSTITUTION  National Emergency: Article 352 State Emergency: Article 355, 356 Financial Emergency: Article 360 NATIONAL EMERGENCY Article 352 provides that if the President is satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security of India or of any part of the territory thereof is threatened, whether by war or…