Introduction to Right to Information Act, 2005 Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI) is considered highly important legislation of independent India as it introduced the concept of ‘Good Governance’. Good governance is when a country’s public institution works and brings in improvements as per the needs of the society. Not only India but various …
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INTRODUCTION The Indian caste system and its social-stratification gave rise to few disadvantaged castes such as Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). “Scheduled Castes”is defined under article 366(24) as castes, races, tribes, or parts of groups which are deemed under article 341 to be Scheduled Castes. To provide safeguards against discrimination and to uplift …
REFORMS FOR NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES- A WAY FORWARD Read More »
The article is written by Sneha Mahawar, a law student at Ramaiah Institute of Legal Studies. The article discusses the important highlights and gives an overview of the Budget 2021-22. Introduction of Budget As per Article 112 of the Constitution of India, 1949, it requires the government to present to parliament a statement of estimated …
Introduction The world is experiencing a time which nobody could have ever wondered in their lives. The human population is facing the tremendous effects of pandemic every single day with skyrocketing active cases and deaths all around. The Covid-19 waves have not just impacted the regular lives of individuals, but also the legal dimensions of …
Introduction Our legal system is based on a very well-known principle i.e. Presumption of Innocence. This basically means until and unless an accused is proven guilty he/she will not be regarded as a Criminal and will be called under trial. This is what the concept of “Innocent until Proven Guilty” is. Keeping all these things …
INTRODUCTION “Dissent is the safety valve of democracy. If dissent is not allowed, it might lead to a burst of the pressure cooker of democracy”, the Supreme Court said in a recent case. Labeling dissent as anti-national behavior strikes at the core of democracy. Dissent can be defined as the expression of opinions that are …
Introduction The Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala also known as the Kesavananda Bharati case is the most important landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India. This case outlined the Basic Structure Doctrine of our Indian Constitution. It is also called the case which saved India’s Democracy. The case proceedings and arguments of this …
The Savior of India’s Democracy: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala Read More »
AN OVERVIEW OF THE EVENTS THAT UNFOLDED On account of what happened on the evening of 26th of January and the intensification of the farmer protests, a number of Twitter accounts became inaccessible in India, making it necessary for the general public to ponder as to why that happened. The accounts or handles that were …
INTRODUCTION Freedom of speech, often classified as a First generation right, is one of the most cherished constitutional rights in liberal democracies. Free speech,being the foundation stone to liberal values, has been ingrained in most of the contemporary constitutions as well as in International Human Rights Treaties. “If freedom of speech is taken away, then …
Free Speech Vs Hate Speech: The Subtle Contrariety Read More »
What does contempt mean? It’s the “disregard for something that should be considered”, so ‘contempt’ is a word for any harsh, strong disrespectful act against anybody. Legally, the word contempt is used as an offence of being “disrespectful of a court of law and its officers”; it is termed as ‘contempt of court’. Looking at …
