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  • Navigating the Legal Landscape: The Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation

    Article 22 of the Indian constitution is somewhat in line with this expectation. Time and again, the Supreme Court of India has confirmed the same. Supreme Court of India has applied this doctrine to various domains ranging from statutory laws to public In 1957, the Government of India set up the 2nd Pay Commission Committee, whose recommendations were doctrine of legitimate expectation is not a legal right and is nowhere mentioned in the constitution of India

  • Reflections on Supreme Court’s Verdict in Perarivalan’s Mercy Petition

    Authored by Raj Krishna* & Sagarika Swapnil** On May 18, 2022, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India The Indian Apex Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution and ruled that there has been an inordinate It is pertinent to note that in the year 2014, the Supreme Court of India commuted the death sentence argument that only President has the power to grant remissions in cases pertaining to Section 302 of the Indian this judgment, has reaffirmed the fact that the right to seek mercy under Articles 72 or 161 of the Indian

  • Post Tenure Engagement of Retired Judges

    Krishna Iyer, former judge, Supreme Court of India The constitution on India holds certain provisions Comparative Analysis Among Common Law Countries: India, USA & UK Independence of judiciary is crucial As India has consciously acknowledged the fact that judges’ retirement related provision might bring India’s stand on blocking re-entering to practice is desirable. Supreme Court Of India, (2018) 8 SCC 396 [15] Ibid [16] Constitution of U.S.A., Art. III

  • The Pegasus Case: A New Chapter in the Privacy Saga

    Union of India (UOI) and Ors.[1], the Supreme Court of India held that the Right to Privacy is guaranteed Union of India (UOI) and Ors[4]. There is currently no explicit legislation in India addressing data protection or privacy. regulations in India. Union of India (UOI) and Ors., AIR 2017 SC 4161. [2] M.P. Sharma & Ors. v.

  • Eviction of Delhi Slum Dwellers - Urban Rights of the Marginalized in Limbo

    [xi].Moreover, India being a welfare state, expounds an obligation upon the government to constantly Union of India & Ors. [iv]Article 21, Constitution of India, 1950. [v]Article 19(1)(d), Constitution of India, 1950. [ix]Article 19(1)(e), Constitution of India, 1950. [x]Supra v. [xi]K. Chandru Vs. Union of India &Ors., W.P.(C) 11616/2015. [xiv]ICESCR, Art. 11(1). [xv]UDHR, Art. 25(1).

  • Is the Contempt Law Protecting Administration of Justice or the Court's Dignity?

    A number of legislations followed by India are a legacy of the British colonial era. The law of criminal contempt is one such law whose validity and efficacy India has ignored to evaluated The Supreme Court of India, on August 14, 2020, charged Advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of criminal second tweet stated that, looking back, the historians would see how the democracy was destroyed in India Criminal Contempt law in India has been shrouded with a certain amount of ambiguity as it mostly depends

  • Legal Validity of Live-in Relationship

    Concept of Live-in Relationship The concept of a live-in relationship came to India in recent times. Live-in relation is considered in India as an outcome of modernization but it is not completely true. Live-In Relationship in India The concept of live-in relationships has spread throughout the whole world In India, there are 11 fundamental rights. Article 21 is one of them. the view that a live-in relationship is a personal choice of a person and also the constitution of India

  • Transition to Virtual Courts: Delayed But Necessary

    BVDU, Pune Introduction About less than a year ago, when the first 'virtual court' was established in India Challenges Faced by Virtual Courts in India Adhering to the Open Court Principle The principle of open According to a 2017 report by The Hindu, approximately 71% of Indians did not have access to the internet Digital literacy is needed among the masses as much as the availability of the internet in rural India From the first common law court established in India as the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William

  • Call for Blogs: The Society For Constitutional Law Discussion (Accepting on Rolling Basis)

    (Use of India Code for statutes and original Judgment from the website of the Hon’ble Court is suggested wherever necessary instead of Indian Kanoon).

  • Call for Blogs: The Society For Constitutional Law Discussion

    Themes Facial Surveillance and Constitution of India Constitutional exploitation and its concern: An evaluation Enforcement of International laws in Indian Constitutional Framework Transgender athletes and the Indian Constitution New Dimensions of judicial review Right to Self Determination and the Indian of Press - Desirability of External Regulation Protection of Human Rights Through Judicial Activism Indian Federalism – Issues and Challenges Women Rights under Indian Constitution Note: The Themes provided

  • NOTA: A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT

    Union of India & Anr, where the Hon’ble Supreme Court directed the incorporation of the option of “None India has witnessed 17 Lok Sabha Elections since Independence, but it was not until 2013 that the voters The Constitution Bench consisting of Chief Justice of India, P. Chief Justice of India P. Union of India & Anr, 10 SCC 1 (2013). [iii]S. Raghbir Singh Gill v. S.

  • Call for Editors: The Society For Constitutional Law Discussion (Academic Year 2025-26) | Apply by May 10

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