constitutional law

Background: Tribunals are the Quasi Judiciary Authorities exclusively set up by the Parliament to facilitate speedy Justice and reduce the burden on regular courts. This concept was introduced vide 42nd Constitution Amendment Act, 1976 (wef 03.01.1977) with the introduction of Part XIVA and Articles 323A and 323B to our Const..

Since the inception of civilized society Rape has been considered as a most heinous crime against women. This fact is also reflected in our codified laws and the constant endeavor by our lawmakers and civil society to make the law pertaining to rape as stringent as possible. However, an aspect that has been largely ignored by our law makers and the society in general ..

“Exploitation is the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to derive benefit from their work. Hence Unfairness and Derivation of Benefit from the work of the affected are the two components in this definition. It happens to every common one in any capacity be at home or at workplace  both in active and passive forms.  Though such actio..

Its still fresh in the mind, that in the middle of the local body elections, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh promulgated an ordinance removing the incumbent election Commissioner and appointed a retired judge in his place. Lets first look into the power of the Governor to promulgate an ordinance. Art 213 (2) of the Constitution..

The Constitution of India is the supreme law of our land which articulates the basic framework demarcating fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens. It is getting stronger and stronger proving its dynamism..

Governor remains the Executive Head of a State and reigns supreme under the elected principles of a collective State ‘cabinet responsibility’, which is the essence of our Democracy to reiterate the texture of Federalism. The concept of Governorship was adopted and retained with few modifications from th..

  Our Constitution is federal in nature and declares it as Union of States. The term ‘federal’ would derive its objectives when there are separation of powers between the Union and the State. Article 246 had specifically categorizes this principle to emphasize that  laws can be made both b..

Our Ancient Tamil Poet Thiruvalluvar, in his sacred verses “Thirukural” has mentioned about the concept of Duty as a social obligation to the society in the Introduction Chapter itself under “Arathupaal” and thus Duty is considered as a paramount entity in humanity. p style="text-..

SYNOPSIS: Via a recent notification, the Supreme Court has guided the lawyers and advocates across the country to stop wearing black robes which are a crucial part of their attire. While to some this might not seem like a big deal, but to advocates, this is a big change as black robe is a part of their personality. This article a..

The Chairman of Drafting Committee of Constitution Dr.Ambedkar had said–“As to the accusation that the Draft Constitution has reproduced a good part of the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935, I make no apologies. There is nothing to be ashamed of in borrowing. It involves no plagiarism. Nobody holds any patent rights in the fund..

The Word "CONSTITUTE" refers in Original sense is to make or to form. The Prima word "CONSTITUTION" refers "Rules which define an Institution and regulate its Internal Operation. The CONSTITUTION of a Country prescribes how authority is to be exercised in the State and how the authority should be passed on. Thus the Constitution of a Club is t..

A question of recusal as per the classical norm is - when the Judge has had some interest in the matter by virtue of his prior dealings in respect of the Lis, be it the party or subject. However that is not the only norm and lets explore other avenues of it. Essentially it may be part of the subject matter interest. h2 styl..

The recent Central government order, to make Aarogya Setu App – a pan – India mobile application launched for ‘contact tracing technology’, endorsed by Central Government, was made obligatory for public or private offices/organisations, which has been encrusting legal as well technical encounters. It is ‘tracking app’ which..

SYNOPSIS This Paper aims to provide an in-depth analysis of Special Marriage Act of 1954 which is one of India’s attempts towards a Secular and one size fits all rule in the realm of personal laws. In this paper, all the important Sections as well as provisions have been highlighted with th..

In a recent plea by Bar Council of India chairman to Chief Justice of India, it was advised against continuation of hearing via video-conferencing after the lockdown ends, to maintain judicial transparency. The Supreme Court in a press report has said that tha..