As a law student, the word Public Interest Litigation or PIL was first read by me in semester 1 while reading about environmental laws. A very famous advocate & environmentalist, M. C Mehta, must have filed so many PILs that it becomes difficult to understand sometimes that the person had so many problems against the…
In the year 2018 on March 9 by the Supreme Court the right to die with dignity is considered as the Fundamental right of the constitution and allows the passive euthanasia in the country. Euthanasia is defined as the painless killing of patients who are suffering from any disease which is not curable or the…
Emergency provisions in Indian Constitution Abstract A state of emergency in India refers to a period of governance that can be proclaimed by the President of India during certain crisis situations. Under the advice of the cabinet of ministers, the President can overrule many provisions of the Constitution, which guarantees Fundamental Rights to the citizens…
The Indian partnership at, 1932 defines the meaning of a partner in section 4, stating “Partnership” is the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any of them acting for all” In simpler terms, when two or more persons come together and collectively decide…
Article 51-A, under Part 1V-A of the Indian Constitution was added by the forty-second amendment of 1976. This article laid down a list of eleven duties for the citizens of India. The duties which have been incorporated in the Constitution are enforceable by law. The duty of providing or laying down provisions for punishment or…
The 24th amendment holds a significant place in the constitution of India. It came into force on 5th November 1971. It was enacted in response to Golaknath case,1967. It is officially known as The Constitution Act, 1971 and provides Parliament to dilute Fundamental Rights through Amendments of the Constitution. It also provided Parliament the power…
The Jammu and Kashmir was called as the princely state as it did not comes under any of the country but at the year 1947 during the Indian independence it joined the India and some part were goes towards the pakistan.This is the reason that there is always a war like situations comes in between…
List of Cases State of Jammu & Kashmir v. Triloki Nath Khosa I.R. Coelho (Dead) By LRs. vs. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab Rameshwar Prasad and Ors. Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Anr. Indra Sawhney and Ors. vs.Union of India (UOI) and Ors. Minerva Mills Ltd Keshavanand…
The Constitution of India extends the Right to Freedom of Religion to all the citizens according to Article 25. However, this is not an absolute right, it is subject to restrictions. Article 25(1) states that the right to freedom of religion is subject to public order and morality. It is the duty of the state…
Writs are written order from Higher Courts that provides constitutional remedies for the citizens to seek against the violation of their fundamental rights. Article 32 of the Indian Constitution gives the Supreme Court the power to issue writs for the enforcement of their rights and Article 226 of the Indian Constitution gives the High Court…
