INTRODUCTION Women in ancient India were held in high esteem. In the early Vedic age, girls were looked after with care. They were given the facilities of education. Remarriage of widows were permitted. But in the later Vedic period daughters were regarded as a source of misery. The practice of polygamy deteriorated the status of…
Fundamental Duties are dealt with article 51A under Part-IV A of the Indian Constitution. The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added 10 Fundamental Duties to the Indian Constitution then later in 86th Amendment Act added the 11th Fundamental Duty to the list. The Fundamental Duties have included to make people aware of their social and…
The right to equality is one of the Fundamental rights incorporated in the Constitution of India. Right to Equality is given under part III of the Constitution under Article 14-18. So, basically Right to Equality provides for the equal treatment of everyone before the law, prevents discrimination on various grounds like caste, place of birth,…
Public interest litigation (PIL) is a snowball concept that was introduced in India by Justice P.N Bhagwati. Essentially, PIL is a litigation that can be filed by anyone from the society for the purpose of securing justice for those who aren’t able to the same for themselves. The concept leaps the rule of Locus Standi…
“Fundamental rights belong to the human being just because you are a human being” -Desmond Tutu Fundamental rights are mentioned under Part III of The Constitution of India. Fundamental rights are the rights which every citizen of the country owns and no one can snatch it away from them. These rights are for the…
The emergence of new economic relations during 1970s made the agricultural labourers and poor peasants aware of their economic plight and they started breaking away from the domination of powerful caste organizations like the agricultural labourers organizations, the dalit organizations and sometimes under caste-influenced class forms. Despite a number of constitutional safeguards the condition of…
The doctrine of colourability is the concept that when a legislature aims to do something that it is unable to do or is beyond its capability or authority, within the limitations of its government’s constitution, it colours the law with a concealed motive or purpose, allowing it to accomplish its original hidden goal. Legislation is…
According to the Article 15 of Indian Constitution of India 1949: Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth or any of them (2) No citizen shall, on grounds only…
Introduction The legal status of dead person is an important question. Even after death can a person be considered to have any legal right? Jurisprudence tries to clarify the same. In the simplest sense a legal person or legal entity is one that can be sued and can sue. A dead person can do neither…
The basic difference between Fundamental rights and Citizenship rights is that, Fundamental rights are the rights which are fundamental to citizen of a country and Citizenship rights are the basic human rights essential for all humans. Citizenship rights have 4 domains civil, political, economical and cultural and participation is the central pillar of them. Both…
