The Doctrine of Reasonable Classification has been derived from Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Article 14 is one of the fundamental rights that are guaranteed by the Constitution of India and provides the right to equality for every citizen of the country. It surrounds the general principles of equality before the law and …
Right to Equality calls for providing everyone with equal treatment of law preventing discrimination on various grounds, treating everybody as equal matters in public employment and abolishing untouchability. Right to Equality is on the tip of the tongue of almost every law student since this is the basic fundamental right everyone is aware of. It …
The society of India is ever-changing. It has seen lots of tradition and customs and a great influence from the western culture. Every millenarian today supposes that the sacred knot of marriage is too binding or what is called in modern English as “suffocating” for them. An alternative for the same is a relationship without …
The well-known writ of Habeas Corpus is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution of India that protects the citizens against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment. The term “Habeas Corpus” has been derived from a Latin term- “show me the body”. In many countries it is often taken as there is no voice of legal support …
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Citation: 2018 SCC Online SC 1676 Petitioner: Joseph Shine Respondent: Union of India Honorable Bench: Then CJI Deepak Mishra, Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Indu Malhotra, Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice RF Nariman Date of Judgement: September 27, 2018 The term “Adultery” is defined u/s 497 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, (hereinafter referred to as IPC) which …
Citation: [1980 AIR 1789, 1981 SCR (1) 206] Petitioner(s): Minerva Mills Ltd and Ors. Respondent: Union of India Date of Judgment: 31/07/1980 Honorable Bench: Y.V. Chandrachud (then CJI), A.C. Gupta, N.L. Untwalia, P.S. Kailsam & P.N. Bhagawati JJ. The Minerva Mills v. Union of India is one of the most remarkable cases as it guarded …
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The Constitution is taken to be the mother of all the laws made in the country. It is vast and lengthy in nature. However, the Constitution of India has divided the limits of legislative powers between the State and the Centre in the Seventh Schedule. Even though the sphere of the Centre and State has …
Apart from the human rights that nature grants all of us equally, India has certain Fundamental Rights that it considers important for an individual staying in India. Certain rights even apply to foreigners staying in India, and they can exercise fundamental rights to their peaceful co-existence in the country. Fundamental Rights consist in Part III …
The principle of doctrine of eclipse means that any law existing before the commencement of the constitution if in violation of any of the fundamental rights then such violative provision of law will become dormant and inoperable until such fundamental right is amended and the violating is removed. In this blog we will discuss the …
Ordinance Making Power: The President of India has been given emergency powers to promulgate ordinances in situations where the Houses of Parliament are not in session. The ordinance-making power is an enabling provision, viz., a substantive part of the constitution from which certain specified consequences follow and it does not purport to be a complete …
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