Analysis of Constitutional change Article 368 in Part XX of the Constitution deals with the powers of the Parliament to amend (i.e. to modify) the Constitution and its procedure. There are 3 types of amendments in the Indian Constitution. 1. Simple Majority Bills passed in this way are not deemed as ‘Constitutional Amendment Bill’. 50% + 1 members…
A reaction paper A new term yet not new to us, Authoritative Constitutionalism. As the name gives away, it has something to do with Authoritarian which is strict obedience with the authority or (quoting Gunter Frankenberg) ‘right to command obedience’ and constitutionalism which is just opposite, limiting political powers (as said by Ortega) and/or a…
Nelson Mandela in his speech on an Annual Children’s Celebration at Bloemfontein on 27th September, 2003 said, “Good wise leaders respect the law and basic values of their society”. Nothing in today’s world stand black and white, rather I believe that everything is grey. The sole distinction perhaps is of the shade. As more of…
“Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated” – B.R. AMBEDKAR Constitution is set of fundamental principles according to which a state or other organisation is governed. It can be divided into two categories: Constitution which have single comprehensive document. Example to such constitution is Indian Constitution. Another category is the…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” – Martin Luther King Introduction: In India, the Uniform Civil Code has sparked heated debate over its various meanings and consequences for secularism. Article 44 of the Constitution of India lays that “State shall endeavor to provide for its citizens a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) throughout the…
INTRODUCTION As that in this Article we will talked about the raising of marriagble age of girls. But before that we have to discussed on why there is a need to raising the age of girls ? As we know that in india the legal marriage age of girls is 18 years and for boy…
“It is against the fundamental principles of humanity, it is against the dictates of reason that a man should, by reason of birth, be denied or given extra privileges” – Mahatma Gandhi Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guarantees equality of status and opportunity, and it is a fundamental right that protects equality before the…
Reservation is a much talked and debate issue in Indian politics as well as amongst the common man. Reservation was introduced for the first time in Government of India act 1935 in which seats were reserved for the candidates of schedule caste and schedule tribes. It was a political gimmick played by the British government…
The foremost observation of the analysis is that the Republic of Indian Constitution acknowledges the‘ Right to Freedom of Religion’as a introductory right that’s enforceable within the Supreme Court of India and thus the varied state High Courts and in theu.s., the correct to freedom of faith is incorporated within the Constitution through the primary…
The court underlined the importance of freedom of expression and speech, as it being integral to the fundamental right to life, liberty and to freedom of expression and speech. The court ruled that any restriction on the said rights needs to pass an extremely rigorous test prescribed by the Supreme Court in Shreya Singhal v.…
