Recently, the High Court of Bombay has pronounced a judgement on the Public Interest Litigation filed by Dr Noorjehan Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman (co-founders of Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan) over the issue of restriction on entry of the woman inside … Continue reading Breaking the Barriers of Religion Imposed over Women in India
The ninth schedule has a very interesting origin. It was suggested by the then former Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu, V.K.T. Chari, whose knowledge of law was profound. He wrote to the then Law Secretary suggesting that a new schedule could … Continue reading Evolution of the Ninth Schedule and its relevance in the present context
For duty, duty must be done; the rule applies to everyone. W.S. GILBERT The concept of duty is not a new one, especially, when it comes to Indian society. Since time immemorial there has been a stress on performing one’s … Continue reading Relevance of fundamental duties in constitutional law
Constitution is the incomparable and central law of our nation is not only an archive constituting and constraining the Government, however, an epitome of the qualities and ethics of a democratic nation. It promises extraordinary security for the religious and … Continue reading Constitutional Scrutiny of Personal Laws
One may often confuse the two terms – Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Rights. However, these two are quite different and apply to different entities altogether. While the former is in relation to the Legislature, or the Parliament; … Continue reading Directive Principles of State Policy V/s Fundamental Rights
The Indian Constitution provides some fundamental rights to all persons under Part III of the Indian Constitution. These fundamental rights are available to all the Indian citizens. Some of these fundamental rights are also available to non-citizens such as Right … Continue reading Right to move Supreme Court: A fundamental right
