The term ‘preventive detention’ is in contradiction with the word ‘punitive detention’. In contrast, it can be said that ‘detention’ may be of two types – punitive and preventive detention. Preventive detention means detention of a person without trial and conviction by a court but merely on suspicion of hampering public order and security. Preventive […]
Applicant (Maneka Gandhi) was a reporter whose passport was issued under Passport Act 1967 on June 1, 1976. Later, on July 2, 1977, a letter was sent from the New Delhi Regional Pass Officer instructing the submission of her passport. When asked about the reasons for the seizure of passports, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala case is a landmark verdict given by the 13- judges bench of the Supreme Court. The verdict set the principles that the Supreme Court is the guardian of the Basic Structure of the Constitution. Equivalent Citation- Writ Petition (Civil) 135 of 1970. Background In 1963 (amended again
The Constitution of India ensures the ‘Right to Life’ to each one of its citizens. The perpetual, ever-evolving discourse about whether the ‘Right to Death’ can likewise be gained from this plan stays noticeable all around. Then again, by zeroing in addition to the educated agreement regarding patients to clinical practice, the idea of patient
Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay. – Sallust Introduction to Interpretation Laws are drafted and enacted by the legal experts to keep the society in serenity to avoid conflicts to a great extent. But we often see that certain laws don’t have a specific meaning and contain ambiguous
A preamble is an introductory statement which states the purpose, objective, rules, regulation of the document. It gives the fundamental values of the document. The preamble is the beginning of the Constitution which gives the base of the constitution. The makers of the Constitution gave the preamble “the place of pride”. Preamble expresses “what we
Fundamental rights are mentioned from article 12 to article 35 of Indian Constitution. It is not mentioned in the Constitution how to interpret them but the Supreme Court has given some decisions according to which interpretation can be done. Introduction In the constitution of India some parts are interpreted literally and some are interpreted strictly.
Article 13 of the Indian Constitution deals with 4 concepts relating to Fundamental Rights. Fundamental Rights have existed since the time our present constitution was formed, i.e. 26th January 1950. Fundamental rights became operative from and on this date only. Article 13(1) deals with Pre-Constitutional laws. There have been many different laws or doctrine that
‘Freedom of Speech and Expression’ is an elementary right in Asian countries and also takes a look at Constitutional regulations: “No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of opinion, or proscribing the proper to speak, write or print freely on any subject whatever.” Speech is the gift of God to humanity, a
