“If we stifle criticism of these institutions, we shall become a police state instead of a democracy.”[1] Justice Deepak Gupta Introduction India recently celebrated its 74th Independence Day, which in my opinion, has a lot to do with the law of sedition in India. Should you assess freedom in the Read more…
Introduction: Ageing is a natural process which inevitably occurs in human life. A lot of challenges comes up in the life of the elderly due to the physical and mental changes. Due to the physical transformation ageing leads to a weakening in the body and mind. A person loses working Read more…
Introduction: According to the Preamble of the Constitution of India, India is Democratic and Republic. Those who are working for upholding citizen’s civil rights and protecting them are deeply concerned with the country’s democratic polity. In the case of Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narayan[1], it was held that “Democracy” Read more…
Introduction: In the pre-constitutional era especially in the context of the position given to women the idea of gender equality was certainly missing which led to unfettered discrimination against women. Furthermore, problems like the practice of Sati, looking down upon widow remarriages, lack of right to property, child marriages, female Read more…
Introduction: “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.” – Article 1(1) of The Constitution of India is in great controversy after seven decades of its coming into existence. Various Articles of The Constitution of India have been challenged from time to time, some of which have been Read more…
Introduction: Tyranny of the unelected Judiciary was first stated by India’s Finance Minister, Mr Arjun Jaitley who questioned this fact publicly and as flawed and against the basic structure of the constitution of India. There are three basic organs of the government: Legislation, i.e. to make laws Executive, i.e. to Read more…
Introduction: The economic relationship between the center and the state is laid down in the Constitution. The Constitution provides for a comprehensive scheme of distribution of financial capital between Union and State. Economic powers are like it’s also split between the two sets of government. The types of income of Read more…
Introduction: The principle of Pith and substance is a deep-rooted legitimate teaching solidly imbued in the statute of the Indian constitution. The idea was first recognized in the Canadian Constitution and it has been along these lines acquired by the composers of the Indian Constitution. As a matter of first Read more…
Introduction: The practice of honour killing is prevalent in many countries, including India. It originates from ancient customs and traditions that have been incorporated for many decades. The act of honour killing is committed because the families believe that the dishonorable conduct of an individual reflects upon the rest of Read more…
Introduction: Right to Privacy has been one of the frequently raised issues in the last few years. This issue was triggered after the government’s Aadhar scheme. Under this scheme, the personal details of the individuals were collected for identification of the beneficiaries for government welfare schemes.[i] Numerous Petitions were filed Read more…
Introduction: Justice delayed is justice denied. No matter if the justice has been served, if it exceeds the time limit, the justice has been delayed. And anything that has been delayed has less seriousness as the time consumed is improper for the said delay. The same goes with a speedy Read more…
Introduction: India is one of the strongest democratic countries in the world, having a distinctive community and tradition. However, it stands as a secular state, guaranteeing its citizen fundamental rights under part III of the constitution. Article 25 and 26 of the constitution guarantees every citizen freedom to religion and Read more…