To preserve the ideals and philosophy of the original constitution, the Supreme Court has laid down the basic structure doctrine. The doctrine allows the Supreme Court to strike down any amendments…
Constitutional Law
Secularism in India – An Overview and Comparison with Saudi Arabia
INTRODUCTION – Secularism India is the birthplace of four major world religions: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. Yet, India is one of the most diverse nations in terms of religion a…
INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950
The Constitution of India which was brought into force on 26 January, 1950 announcing the birth of a new republic to the entire world. It is the Supreme Lex, it reflects upon the struggle and aspir…
PREAMBLE : A SOURCE TO THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT OF THE COUNTRY “CONSTITUTION OF INDIA’, 1950
THE PREAMBLE: SOURCE OF THE CONSTITUTION Every Constitution either written or unwritten all over the world has a preamble associated with it. It generally sets the ideals and goals which the makers…
Union and its Territories : As provided under article 1 – 4 of the Indian Constitution
Part 1 of the Constitution comprising of Articles 1 to 4, provides a self-contained mechanism for effecting changes in the constitution of states or union territories of the Union of India. By a si…
State Under Article 12 of The Constitution Of India
Most of the Fundamental rights provided to the citizens are claimed against the State and its instrumentalities and not against the private bodies. Art. 13(2), bars the ‘state’ from making any ‘law…
Introduction to the Fundamental Rights of an Individual: As provided against the State
Part III of the Constitution contains a long list of fundamental rights. This Chapter of the Constitution of India has very well been described as the Magna Carta of India.[1] The inclusion of a Ch…
RIGHT TO EQUALITY UNDER ARTICLE 14 OF CONSTITUTION
Introduction Right to Equality is the first fundamental right assured to the people of India. Article 14-18 of the Constitution guarantees this right to every citizen of India. Equality is one of t…
RESERVATION: UNDER ARTICLES 15 AND 16 OF THE CONSTITUTION
Reservation in simple language implies to an act of withholding, reserving or keeping back some of the seats for the upliftment of status and standard of living of socially and educationally backwa…
CITIZENSHIP
CITIZENSHIP Part II of the Constitution of India (Articles 5-11) deals with the Citizenship of India. Article 5 speaks about citizenship of India at the commencement of the Constitution (Nov 26, 19…
WRIT JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME AND HIGH COURTS
WRIT JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME AND HIGH COURTS A writ is a quick remedy against injustice, a device for the protection of the rights of citizens against any encroachment by the governmental autho…
DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLE OF STATE POLICY
DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLE OF STATE POLICY Article 36 to 51 of the Constitution of India embodies the Directive Principles of State policy and for these we are indebted to the Constitution of Ireland. The…
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS Emergency The term ’emergency’ may be defined as ‘a difficult situation arising suddenly and demanding immediate action by public authorities under powers spe…
SPECIAL STATUS OF JAMMU & KASHMIR
SPECIAL STATUS OF JAMMU & KASHMIR Under the Part XXI of the Constitution of India, which deals with “Temporary, Transitional and Special provisions”, Article 370 is a temporary provision granti…
JUDICIARY: UNION & STATE
JUDICIARY: UNION & STATE Nature of Judicial Power In order to maintain the supremacy of constitution, there must be an independent and impartial authority to decide disputes between units of f…
DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS BETWEEN UNION AND STATE
DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS BETWEEN UNION AND STATE The main characteristic of a federal constitution is the distribution of powers between the union and the states. The Indian constitution provides for…
FREEDOM OF TRADE COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE
FREEDOM OF TRADE COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE Part XIII of the constitution contains provisions relating to the freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse within the territory of India. The provisions …