Freedom of Speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the liberty of an individual or community to share their opinions and concepts without the fear of retaliation, censorship and legal sanction. Freedom of speech includes any activity of seeking, receiving and spreading information or ideas without informing the medium used. According to Article 19 of Universal…

article 21

Article 21. Protection of Life And Personal Liberty: No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. The object of the fundamental right under Article 21 is to prevent encroachment upon personal liberty and deprivation of life except according to procedure established by law. It clearly…

jurisdiction

The term ‘jurisdiction’ is not defined in the Civil Procedure Code, 1908. The word is derived from the Latin terms ‘juris’ and ‘dicto’ which means “I speak by the law”. Jurisdiction is always granted by the Legislature but the power to determine the jurisdiction vests in the superior Courts. Two meanings of jurisdiction can be…

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT

WHAT IS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT ? Fundamental Rights are basic human rights which is provided to every citizen of India. These rights are applied without facing any discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, color of the skin, caste etc. Fundamental Rights are enforceable by the courts and they cannot be violated. If ones fundamental…

CORRUPTION : A CURSE

Despite its common usage and perception, what corruption means is surely enigmatic. Corruption is more like a multi-focal, multivariate and mutli-dimensional eternity of socio-political system. Dictionary meaning of corruption implies deviation from the expected or ideal form; it is all about dishonest, illegal or immoral act or behaviour especially of someone having power. Concise Oxford…

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE – 1 (INTRODUCTION)

Uniform Civil Code means that all sections of the society, irrespective of their religion, shall be treated equally according to a national civil code, which shall apply to all uniformly. It shall cover marriage, divorce, maintenance, inheritance and adoption, and succession of the property. It is on the premise that there is no connection between religion…