In this article, we will discuss the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution of India. What does Basic Structure Doctrine mean? In our previous blog Constitutional Amendments, we have learned that the parliament has powers to amend the Constitution if it so requires. But this power is not unleashed. The Indian Judiciary in Keshvanand Bharati […]
In this article, we will discuss the meaning and procedure of the Constitutional Amendments with reference to the Indian Constitution. Meaning of Amendment Generally speaking, Amendment refers to change or ratify something that is already established usually with a motive to improve. In other words, “A minor change or addition designed to improve a text,
What does Legal Maxims mean? Legal maxims are established legal principles, or moral philosophy often used by legal professionals. The use of these 101 legal maxims varies in use on different subjects of law including Criminal Law, Civil Law, Corporate. “Maxim (Bouvier’s Law Dictionary, 1856): An established principle or proposition. A principle of law universally admitted,
Dicey says: ”that a good rule of law alone can punish a man for the breach of rule framed under the law and nothing else”. “Rule of Law” comes from a French phrase, ‘la principe de legalite‘ which translates to ‘Principle of legality’. A government that has its basis on principles of law and not
The Constitution of India provides a federal system of government in the country even though it describes India as ‘a union of states’. The term implies that firstly, the Indian federation is not the result of an agreement between independent units, and secondly, the units of Indian federation cannot leave the federation. What is Indian
In this article we will understand the major differences between Culpable Homicide and Murder. Section 299 and section 300 are the vast sections in the entire Indian Penal Code. They talk about the definitions of Culpable Homicide and Murder. In the scheme of Indian Penal Code, Culpable Homicide is ‘Genus’ and Murder its ‘Specie’. All
Jurisprudence deals with why the questions, rather than what the questions are. For example, the law might state that the death penalty will be imposed on anyone who intentionally kills any person. The why question involves asking whether intent should be a requirement? Or whether the death penalty is ever appropriate? Introduction Jurisprudence in its
There are several definitions on the internet and on thousands of books. But there’s something that I read in a book named Letters to a law-student and it changed my perspective. It might seem to be a very silly question but most of us have not thought about this question and not at least in