Key takeaways India has no domestic law catering specifically to refugee issues. India is not party to the Geneva Convention, 1951. The Foreigners Act, 1956 defines the term ‘foreigner’. The Citizenship Act, 1955 is the primary legislatio ..
Key takeaways The first prominent case on obscenity that still stands to this day as a reference point on the topic is, Ranjit D Udeshi vs State of Maharashtra [1965 AIR 881]. It was against the publication of D.H Lawrence’s book ‘Lady Ch ..
Key takeaways The Supreme Court is given powers to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, under Article 32 of the Constitution. Habeas corpus is issued by the Supreme Court in order to question the legality of the detention of any ind ..
Key Takeaways The Doctrine of Judicial Review originated in USA. It comes under various articles of the Indian Constitution. Judicial Review plays a key role in upholding the supremacy of the Constitution, preventing misuse of power by the Legislatur ..
“When the panchayati raj is established, public opinion will do what violence can never do" - Mahatma GandhiKey Takeaways The Panchayati Raj form of government is mentioned in Article 40 under the Directive Principles of State Policy of ou ..
Key Takeaways UN Charted was adopted on June 25, 1945, and came into effect on October 24, 1945. Five of its principal organs, the General Assembly, Security Council, Secretariat, Trusteeship Council, and Economic and Social Council, are headquartere ..
Key takeaways The Articles 12-35 enlisted in Part III of the Constitution of India deals with Fundamental Rights. They are justiciable, enforceable, but not absolute. Sardar Vallabhai Patel chaired the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights of the ..