Callhoun, South Carolina statesman, declared, � Washington was one of us - a slave holder and a planter.We have studied his history , and find nothing in it to justify submission to wrong �.On the contrary , we find much in his example t ..
Audi Alteram Partem in simple words means �hear the other side�. It is the most fundamental principle of Justice which states that no one ought to be judged without been given an opportunity to be heard. According to Fortescue J.[1], the ..
In a welfare state all the Government Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Statutory Corporations and Public Sector Undertakings in the Centre and the States, Municipal Corporations and o ..
The UN had provided certain benefits for same-sex partners of UN staff and a resolution for opposing the benefits was promulgated which was supported by India. And it brings us back to LGBT rights and the infamous section 377 of IPC. On April 15, 201 ..
As per Article 15(3) of the constitution of India a special enabling provision was made towards the upliftment of women � �Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for women and children�, th ..
The power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India has been variously defined by Supreme Court in its separate Judgments, e.g. as a ‘plenary power’, ‘curative power’, ‘power to crease out the edges’, ‘r ..
The Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Work Place Bill (Act) had been passed in the Rajya Sabha recently and has become a law. This Act deals with protecting women from harassment in workplace and providing a safe environment. Let us n ..
The Founding Fathers of our Constitution had a gargantuan task of drafting what turned out to be the most extensive written Constitution in the world. When the Constituent assembly was handed over this huge responsibility - I wonder what would have t ..
The perils of delay in most judicial systems English is a funny language. The superlative for late, if such a word existed, would mean the newest, most recent. Semantics aside, we take on a matter that excites a lot of passion in court proceedings. T ..
When you open the news paper it is frequent phenomena that some accidents news appeal due to unmanned level crossing. After sixty five years of independence happening ..