Introduction: Parliament has various functions as entailed in the Constitution and such functions are further carried out by the member. The parliamentary privilege or immunity from certain processes is granted to them so that their duties are performed without any hindrance. The idea of this concept is, Members of the Read more…
Introduction: Ex parte in Latin stands for ‘out of the party’ that implies the party was not present during the hearing and hence the judge ruled in the favor of the plaintiff as there had been no representation of the defendant party. The right to equal representation and to be Read more…
INTRODUCTION The jurisdiction comes from the Latin roots of ‘juris’ means the law and ‘dicere’ means to speak. It is the authority given to administer, operate and legislative over a state. It establishes the limitations on matters of geographical control of the authority granted. In the year 1843, the first Read more…
ELECTION AND DEMOCRACY “For democracy to survive, the rule of law must prevail, and it is necessary that the best available men should be chosen as people’s representatives for proper governance of the country.[1]” Democracy simply means a method of group decision making characterized by a kind of equality among Read more…
INTRODUCTION The word tax comes from its Latin root ‘taxare’ which means to estimate. The taxation system in India traces its origins from texts like Manusmriti and Arthashastra. As mentioned in these texts, traders, handicrafts workers, farmers, would pay taxes in the form of silver, gold, and agricultural produces. Taking Read more…
INTRODUCTION “Alternative facts and fake news are just other names for propaganda” Johnny Corn Fake news also known as junk news or spam news is a form of ‘disinformation’. It spreads through news media (print and electronic). It is the spread of rumors in public with the intention of misleading Read more…
INTRODUCTION This case derived its importance from the case of Shankari prasad v. Union of India[1] where the issue discussed was whether the fundamental right to property that was controlled by the parliament in the process of abolishing the Zamindari system was constitutional or not. It was held that it Read more…
CRIME As the classical school of thought would follow- humans are free-willed and thus try to maximise pleasure and minimise the pain. They believe that fear is the main characteristic that controls the human behaviour. After understanding many theories of different school of thoughts it is clear that there could Read more…