constitutional law

In the advent of delving into what has unfurled into one of the most controversial issues that could have tremendous ramifications on basic ethical concepts and most importantly, the sanctity of life…. The precious words of Thomas Jefferson strike a chord. "The care of human life and happiness and not their dest..

 The most important international legislation on the freedom of religion or belief is A.18 in the United Nation’s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) from, 1966.CCPR A.18 is built upon A.18 of the ..

 Seven hundred years old clarion call of Magna Carta- “To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay the right to justice “very pertinently embodies the principle of legal aid. But it was only when the c..

 Transplantation of human organs is governed by Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 (herein after referred as  'Act') read with Transplantation of Human Organs Rules, 1995 (herein after referred as span style="ms..

In the case of conditional legislation, the legislation is complete in itself but its operation is made to depend on fulfillment of certain conditions and what is delegated to an outside authority, is the power to determine according to its own jud..

 International Tax is a field where the taxing jurisdiction of two countries is involved. Tax is a sovereign issue and every state has its right to tax its residents but when there is taxing of the same property or person by tw..

JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT The Supreme Court has original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction. Its exclusive original jurisdiction extends to any dispute between the Government of India and one or more States or between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more States on the other or between two or more States, if and ins..

The High Court stands at the head of a State's judicial administration. There are 18 High Courts in the country, three having jurisdiction over more than one State. Among the Union Territories Delhi alone has a High Court of its own. Other six Union Territories come under the jurisdiction of different State High Courts. Each..

In the evolution of human rights, the child is relatively a late entrant. The Convention on Rights of Child was signed only in 1989. It has been ratified by 192 countries except Somalia and the United States. The late action on child rights is a sad reflection of the uncaring attitude, lay almost total neglection, towards the rights of this weak segment of the society. Today, the child is a vic..

The religious conversion into Islam by a person from non Islamic faith is not valid if the conversion is done for the purpose of polygamy. Neither Islam nor the law recognizing any such conversion in India. In the case of Sarla Mudgal vs Union of India4 a married Hindu male converted in to Islam for the sake of solemninising another marriage as polygamy is permitted in Islam. The Hon’ble SC held t..

Stare decisis is not a dogmatic rule allergic to logic and reason – it does not prohibit a fresh look in changed facts and circumstances - AIR 2006 SUPREME COURT 2..

  THE EXECUTABILITY OF THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY      &n..

on 28th April 2009 a bench of the supreme court speaking through M Katzu,J. directed the central govt. to form a committee to solve the water crisis in the country. the court observed that : "Despite having immense reservoirs..

1. The IT Act, 2000 is likely to cause a conflict of jurisdiction. 2. Electronic commerce is based on the system of domain names. The IT Act, 2000 does not even touch the issues relating to domain names. Even domain names have not been defined and the rights and liabilities of domain name owners do not find any mention in the law. 3. The IT Act, 2000 does not deal with any issues concerning ..

It was vehemently contended that this would not be regarded as public interest litigation and, the petitioners had no locus standi to file the present petitions. We are unable to agree to this submission. Environment, more than any thing else, is and should be a concern for all. It is one thing which is available free for all the inhabitants of an area and it is essential that this environment is ..