INTRODUCTION A state of emergency in India is a period of government that the President of India can declare in specific emergency situations. The President, on the recommendation of his cabinet of ministers, can override certain articles of the Constitution that give Fundamental Rights to Indian citizens. Only on the proposal of the Cabinet, the…
Introduction Article 14 to 18 of the Constitution guarantees the right to equality to every citizen of India. Article 14 embodies the general principles of equality before law and prohibits unreasonable discrimination between persons. Article 14 declares that the ‘State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or protection of laws within…
Background Declaring a state of emergency is a very serious matter. It violates the normal structure of the Constitution and affects the rights of the people; therefore, such a declaration should only be made under special circumstances, not just to keep an unpopular government in power. This happened in June 1975, when a state of…
Reservation is a controversial and highly debatable topic in India. Furthermore, the main aim behind the reservation was the empowerment of the weaker sections of society. So, let’s learn all about it with this essay on reservation in India. Background of the Reservation PolicyReservation in India refers to the practice of reserving a certain percentage…
Tribunals are the particular type of court which deals with only specific cases for which that particular type of tribunal has been made. The provision of forming tribunal was not in the original constitution, it was added to the constitution by adding a new part-14A by the 42nd amendment act of 1976. This part consisting…
1) Writ of Habeas Corpus: It is a writ issued for producing the body. A person cannot be detained without a cause. This writ is used as tool against illegal detention. It is the right of a person to know the reason for such detention. In order to protect the person from wrongful detention such…
The Indian Constitution, based on the principle of federalism, has a scheme of two fold distribution of legislative powers-with respect to territory; and with respect to subject matter. The constitutional provisions are spread out over Articles 245–254. Article 245 talks about distribution of legislative power between Union and State with respect to territory. In terms…
Mediation is a cheaper process than litigation and much more beneficial as it saves a lot of time and effort. Yet there is no use of mediation if we don’t have a proper mediator to solve the dispute in efficient applicable ways. The necessity of having a skilled mediator is as necessary as getting the…
The Constitution was made in 1950 for keeping the needs of economic, social and political factors. The 1st Constitutional Amendment Act was passed in 1951 and it inserted Article 31(A), Article 31 (B) and 9th Schedule. Constitution itself states that with changing time whenever there will be a need to add new rights, the constitution…
In India, security covers are provided to the recognised individuals who hold high-risk threats. Different individuals are provided with different kinds of security according to the information provided by the intelligence department. Depending on the threat insight to the individual the category is divided into 5 categories: SPG, Z+, Z, Y and X. Z Security…
