“Freedom of Press is an article of religion with us, holy by our Constitution, valid by four decades of freedom and indispensable to our future as a Nation” Introduction: The case of R. Rajgopal vs State of Tamil Nadu[1] is a landmark judgment on the freedom of speech and expression Read more…
Introduction: Trends of Judicial powers show that the courts do not interfere in Administrative Decisions unless these contravene the constitution or law or are arbitrary or mala-fide. Judicial review may be defined as a “court’s power to review the actions of other branches of government, especially the court’s power to Read more…
Introduction: “There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has”.[1] Since the ancient times, aiding the poor was considered to be a good deed. As time progressed our legislature also brought in many laws and regulations for Read more…
Introduction: Popularly, the pardoning power is founded on the considerations of the public good and is to be exercised on the ground that the public welfare is the legitimate object of all punishment[1]. Historically, such a clemency power was seen as a prize for the deserving contra to how it Read more…
Introduction: Personal liberty is the right without which one cannot live as human beings. This right contains all those aspects of life which are essential to make human life meaningful. This is mainly based on the principle of natural justice. Article 21 of the constitution reads as: “No person shall Read more…
Introduction: In India, federalism refers to the relations shared between centre and states in the country. Federalism is regarded as the system of the country where the power of the authorities is divided between the central authority and among the other constituents within a country. Commonly federation can be said Read more…
Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people which gives equal opportunity to everyone to participate and play a significant role in shaping the nation. Our democracy is based on 4 pillars that are the legislature, executive, judiciary, and media. The 4th one is Read more…
In India, the reservation is treated as a tool of social transformation for the purpose of bringing change in the present social order by providing representation to the disadvantaged section of the society. After India’s independence in 1947, there were some major initiatives in favor of the Scheduled Tribes (STs), Read more…
Introduction: We are living in such an age that is going through a massive technological revolution. Technology has affected every sphere of our life starting from accessing any needed information or any data previously stored to making new friends or connecting with old friends over social networking sites. However, new Read more…
Introduction: When the draconian section 377 was abolished or rather decriminalized back in September 2018, many were of the view that it would mark the advent of the inclusion of the queer people within the Indian Society. Majority of the so-called progressed section of our society received it with a Read more…
All of us have heard this maxim. This maxim relates to the delay in getting justice. As Nani Palkhiwala said “The greatest drawback of the administration of justice in India today is delay… I am not aware of any country in the world where litigation goes on for as long Read more…
Introduction: Dispute resolution is the procedure of resolving disputes between transacting parties. Sometimes it is used interchangeably with conflict resolution, however, conflicts are generally deeper rooted. It is an indispensable procedure for a socially peaceful life. It is a resolution process that tries to resolve and check conflicts to maintain Read more…