On June 12, 1971, Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha of the Allahabad High Court declared Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha invalid. This decision was made in response to an election petition submitted by Raj Narain, a socialist politician who ran against her in 1971. The petition challenged
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The Indian Constitution gives out detailed rules for achieving gender equality in the country. If women are left aside, a country’s journey to development can never be successful. No other branch of government could help make this de jure equality a de facto reality. At this point, it is critical to
The provision of the Uniform Civil Code envisages a common and uniform civil law for the whole country. It was added as a Directive principles of state policy or DPSP and not as a fundamental right, which means that it’s not justifiable in the court of law. In 1948, when the constituent
The framers of the Constitution at the time of independence rightly conceived the need to uplift the disadvantaged sections of society through education and employment opportunities. Dr B.R. Ambedkar incorporated reservation in our constitution to curtail social injustices and achieve
“Freedom of mind is the real freedom”. These words by Dr BR Ambedkar signify the true essence and outcome of independence. The connotation of independence of any nation lies in the ability of its people to think and express themselves freely. The Fundamental Right to Speech and Expression,
A co-operative society is a sovereign voluntary association of people who have everyday needs. The 97th Constitutional amendment Act of 2011 gave Co-operative societies the recognition as a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution. This amendment introduced a new
Recently, the Supreme Court held that the governor of a state can pardon( to remove sentence, conviction and completely discharge all the liabilities like punishments, disqualification, and sentences) prisoners including death row individuals, even before they complete 14 years of a
India is facing unprecedented hardship due to the COVID pandemic. More so, the lower and middle class of this country are grappling to survive in a system unable to provide employment and economic growth. In a study conducted by Pew Research Center, 75 million people were found
“Words are not the only medium of expression. A man frequently expresses his desire to do something or to get something done by his actions. Conduct may often convey a promise, or an assent, as clearly as words.” It is not necessary that the offers and acceptance to it has to be given in
The state of Jammu and Kashmir is known as the crown of mother India, the largest city located on the banks of river Jhelum, ethnic, language, traditions and linguistic composition of commonly speaking Hindi, Kashmiri and , situated on the northern hills covering lush green valley all over