In 1934 M.N. Roy (Manabendra Nath Roy) officially demanded for creation of the Constituent Assembly whose objective is to create the Constitution of India. In 1935, the Congress accepted the proposal of M.N. Roy and a Constituent Assembly was created. In the year 1938 members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by adult franchise. Later…
The underlying fact that the Constitution of India is the longest written Constitution of any sovereign country in the world. Constitution declares India a sovereign, socialistic, secular, democratic, republic, assuring its citizens of justice, equality and liberty, and endeavors to promote fraternity among them. The six fundamental rights namely Right to Freedom, Right to Equality,…
The meaning of word preamble according to oxford is “A preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction”, but in relevance to the Indian constitution is this the only role that it plays? Or is there more to it than what the name suggests… The preamble of the Indian constitution is a product of the objectives resolution,…
The fundamental rights in the Constitution are given in Part 3 of the Constitution from Article 12 to Article 35. Fundamental rights are the rights which are granted by any country to its citizens. The Fundamental Rights are taken from the United States’ Constitution. These are the basic rights which are given to every citizen.…
We are aware that President of India is the Head of Indian Republic. The President of India has been conferred with some extraordinary powers such as to grant pardon. According to the Constitution of India it is not only the President who can exercise this power but the Governors of the respective states are also…
Freedom of speech is described as the freedom to express opinions and ideas without limitations or hindrances. Its one’s liberty to speak without being censored or limited. Freedom of expression which is a synonym of freedom of speech, is used to describe not only one’s liberty to verbal speech but also freedom of any act…
Some articles in the Indian Constitution which openly or silently speak about the rights and privileges of minorities in India. Article 38 ensures that the state to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of people permeated by justice- social, economic and political and to minimise inequalities in income, status, facilities and opportunities.…
The doctrine of severability or separability as per the interpretations of Indian Judiciary implies that if the Constitution contains a provision which is offending in nature, then the entire provision cannot be struck down and declared as void. Only the part of the provision which is offending is considered void. The basic objective of this…
Directive principles are enumerated in Part 4 of The Constitution They contain the guidelines or directives which have to be followed by the State while establishing and deciding laws and policies for the country. The three organs of the government- the executive, the judiciary and the legislature exercise their powers according to the directive principles.…
The GST Constitutional (122ndAmendment) Bill’2014 became the GST Constitutional (101st Amendment) Act’2016 when the president assented the provisions of bill on 8th Sept’2016. It was notified in “The Gazette of India”. It contains the provisions which are vital for the implementation of GST regime. The present amendments would include a number of indirect taxes presently…
