constitutional law

In an appeal filed against the judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, the apex court said that the preferential rights of the heir of Hindu under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 are applicable in case property in dispute is agricultural land.  The facts of the case are like two brothers inherited agricul..

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India asked for an explanation from the Central Government as to why there is no permanent mechanism to keep an eye on the undue rise of assets of elected representatives. The apex court said last year that undue increase of assets by lawmakers indicated towards the beginning of failing democracy, which if ignored, would lead to dest..

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved the order in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case. It heard a case pertaining to appointing a court-monitored mediator in order to come out with a 'permanent solution' in the Ayodhya Ram Temple case. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India (..

As per the reports, charges of corruption and professional misconduct have come into light against nearly 60-odd candidates recommended for appointment as judges of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Courts. As a result of which, no appointment has been made since September 2017. The Chief Justice of India, Rajan Gogoi has recom..

Cabinet approves the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2019 Promotion Benefits for Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes in services in J&K 10% Reservation for economically weaker sections in educational institution..

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approvedthe proposal of Jammu &Kashmir Government to issue "The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019' by the President of India.  It provides for amendments in the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 to bringing persons residing in the areas adjoining Intern..

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the introduction of Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Bill, 2019, for creating   more   accountability and offering more protection against exploitation of Indian citizens, mostly women by their NRI spouses. De..

The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2019 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on 12th Feb'19. The Bill seeks to amend provisions of Cinematograph Act, 1952 in order to tackle film piracy by including penal provisions for unauthorized camcording and duplication of films. ..

Introduction: Being a secular state India is a multicultural country. Cultural and Linguistic diversity is the strength of India. Being a pluralistic state, Indian has a great feeling of nationality and to generate or maintain this kind of feeling, the nature of our constitution is secular. The reason of secularism can be analyze from the pre-independ..

Indian Constitution has guaranteed certain fundamental rights to its citizens as enunciated in part III therein which includes a right to approach the Supreme Court for a writ under article 32. The High Courts are vested with writ jurisdiction under articles 226 and 227 to issue a writ in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibitory certiorari and other directio..

Central Government Appoints 14th January, 2019 as The Date on Which Provisions of Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 shall come into force In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019, the Centra..

PM assures people of Assam and North East that their rights will be protected Government’s drive against corruption and middlemen will continue: PM PM dedicates Four lane Section of Solapur-Tuljapur-Osmanabad Highway- New NH-52: to the nation/stro..

1. Gist of Bill: On the basis of the recommendation of State of Karnataka, it is proposed to amend Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 relating to Karnataka to grant Scheduled Tribe status to and to include the communities, namely (i) “Parivara and Talawara as Synonyms of ‘Nayaka’ at Sl. No..

1. Gist of Bill: On the basis of recommendation of State of Assam, it is proposed to amend the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 relating to Assam, to grant Scheduled Tribe status to the communities, namely, Chutiya  Matak ..

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has lauded the passage of the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha. "Delighted the Rajya Sabha has passed the Constitution (One Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019. Glad to see such widespread support for the Bill. The House also ..