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  • Revisiting Judicial Interpretation of Socialism in the Wake of Rising Capitalism

    Shri Ranganatha Reddy (1977), this article explores the legal and socio-economic dimensions of wealth The article insists that the idea of socialism, which the legislature built and engraved in our preamble Contrastingly, the bottom 50% controls a measly 6.5% and 15% of the wealth and income, respectively. 30 percent to 22 percent, with newly incorporated companies shelling out a lower tax percentage at 15 14, and even if there were a violation of Article 14, Article 31C would protect the legislation, given

  • President Can Do Wrong? A Critical Analysis of Presidential Immunity

    , a law student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur Supreme Court of India Introduction Article Interpreting Article 361 Clause 1 of Article 361 provides immunity for official acts done by the President The Constituent Assembly Debate  on Article 361, which was Article 302 in the draft Constitution, seems 53 and 154 respectively and because they act on the advice of the Council of Ministers under Articles While Article 361(1) rightly provides immunity for official acts, the problem lies with Article 361(2

  • Shreya Singhal v. Union of India: A Critical Analysis [Part-II]

    Doctrine of Reasonable Restriction Article 19 (2) refers to “reasonable restriction” over the exercise Supreme Court has held that freedom of speech and expression is subject to reasonable restriction under Article Union of India, [iv] it was held that freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under Article 19 ( Nevertheless, the Court has struck it down on being violative of Article 19 (1) (a). Gaurav Ashwin Jain, (2007) 4 SCC 737. [vii] Virendra v. State of Punjab, 1958 SCR 308.

  • Forgetting Audi Alteram Partem: The Failures of the Places of Worship Act

    The issue being discussed in this article is not only pertinent to the Ram Janmabhoomi judgement or the The article also discusses more holistic alternatives to the Act that would maintain religious harmony 21 and that an inability to access the Courts violates Article 14 of the Constitution .   Even in India, in the case of In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution , Justice S.K. In Re Article 370 gave due consideration to the art of “ubuntu”  or humanity to others that should be

  • Revisiting Morality v. Legality in Light of Conflicting Judgements

    The petitioners, while seeking police protection under Article 226 , cited threats from their families Additionally, the Court asserted that the rights to life and personal liberty under Article 21  of the The charges included Section 366A  of the IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act , pertaining to penetrative

  • The Verdict Is In: Decoding The Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Case Controversy

    The Indian Constitution's Article 21 guarantees of life and personal liberty are inextricably related Article 21 provides that "no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according This decision emphasises how the Indian Constitution's Article 21, which protects the right to life and Violation of Article 14: The ED has put forth a strong argument against granting interim bail based on the right to campaign, citing concerns about equality before the law as guaranteed by Article 14 of

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

    his rights to express his opinions under the right to freedom of speech and expression as provided by Article went against its own liberal view of what can be constituted as contempt, in the case of Arundhati Roy[4] Shiv Shankar & Others, 1988 AIR 1208. [4]Arundhati Roy vs Unknown, AIR 2002. [5]Regina vs Police Commissioner

  • SEBC Status to Gender Minorities? – Pragmatic Interpretation from the Madras High Court over the NALSA Verdict

    It is argued in this article that the NALSA judgment blurs the line of distinction between horizontal Union of India, but leaving the phrase “backward classes” open-ended under Articles 15(4) and 16(4) ensured Union of India ((2014) 5 SCC 438), expanded the scope of Articles 15(4) and 16(4) of the Indian Constitution This expansive notion of Article 15(4) and 16(4) was further solidified in the Jat reservations judgment reservation for SC, ST and OBCs, where each of these groups has its own “separate” reservation under Article

  • 2nd National Seminar on "Constitutionalism in the Age of AI: Navigating the Algorithmic Maze": Submit Abstract by March 15 (EXTENDED)

    Shivangi Pahuja, Legal Academician Link to Join: TECHNICAL SESSION: 4 | THEME: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

  • Socialist & Secular Preamble: Emergency’s Lasting Echoes in the Indian Constitution

    Supreme Court held that the Preamble is not a part of the Constitution and therefore not amendable under Article was never embraced in the Preamble by the initial framers, although the Directive Principles such as Article Article 368  stipulates that amendments to the Constitution have to be approved by a two-thirds majority

  • Indian Assembly Elections 2022: How Far Responsible For COVID Savage To Nation

    Article 21 of the constitution projects the obligation on the state to preserve life. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation[4] , that the right to protection of life and personal liberty provide their workmen with proper facilities and health opportunities as pledged and provided in part 4 life under Article 21 which forms the basic fundamental rights of the citizens. April 29, 2021; https://www.bbc.com/news/56858980 [3] 1989 AIR 2039 [4] (1996) 2 SCC 682 [5] The Print

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

    guaranteed to every individual by the Constitution of India, and the same forms an integral part of Article Through the means of this article, the author aims to shed light on the recent Pegasus scandal, what 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution and the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21. Union of India (UOI) and Ors[4]. The State of U.P., 1963 AIR 1295. [4] Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.), supra note 1.

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