Caste based discrimination is not a new phenomenon in India. Caste system is best described as a social stratification. This system can be traced to the Manusmriti. “Manusmriti, widely regarded to be the most important and authoritative book on Hindu law and dating back to at least 1,000 years before Christ was born, acknowledges and…
Article 14 of the Indian Constitution established the doctrine of reasonable categorisation. Every citizen in the country has a fundamental right to equality under Article 14. It is one of the most significant clauses of the constitution since it guarantees equality to all Indian citizens. It safeguards against discrimination based on religion, caste, ethnicity, gender,…
Article 19(1)(g) guarantees the fundamental right to freedom of trade, occupation, profession or business whereas Article 48 guarantees organization of agriculture and animal husbandry. Cow slaughter finds a special mention in the Constitution of India under this article. It can be seen that this article was inserted in the Constitution merely, from the point of…
Freedom of Speech and Expression: Article 19 of the Constitution provides freedom of speech which is the right to express one’s opinion freely without any fear through oral/written/electronic/broadcasting/press. Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc: 1. All citizens shall have the right a) To freedom of speech and expression; b) To assemble peaceably…
The Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 inserted part IV-A into the Constitution of India. This new part prescribes certain fundamental duties for the citizens of India. The sole Article of this part, Article 51-A, specifies ten fundamental duties. It shall be the duty of every citizen of India (g) to protect and improve the natural…
The cultural and educational rights granted to the citizens of India were inculcated in the Constitution with the sole objective of aiming to protect the rights and interests of the individuals belonging to the minority groups. Articles 29 and 30 focus on conserving and safeguarding the culture of people who are diverse either in terms…
The term Separation refers to division. The doctrine separation of power refers to the division of powers between the different organs ruling a country. This means a country has 3 main governmental functions- 1. Legislative, 2. Executive, 3. Judicial functions respectively. In order to carry our these functions there are 3 main organs of the…
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DPSP The constitution of India is considered as the longest composed constitution of any sovereign country on the planet. At its introduction to the world, it had 395 articles in 22 sections and 8 Schedules and it presently has a Preamble, 25 Parts with 12 timetables, 5 supplements, 101 revision and 448…
Expression is one of the essentials and fundamental rights with which a person is born in a democratic country. Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution guarantees the protection of this right to the citizens of India. The broader aspect and scope of this Article is that the right of citizens to know. It also points out…
Article 246: The Article 246 divides the topics of legislation between Union and State. It also provides the details of Concurrent list in which both the Union and State make laws by sharing the jurisdiction including the protection of mines, wildlife, and minerals development. So, both State and Union have power to enact laws to protect…
