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What are the constitutional provisions related to reorganization of states?

Article 3 enables Parliament to effect by law reorganization inter se of the territories of the States constituting the Indian Union. Parliament is empowered or enact law to...

April 14, 2013

What do you mean by ‘colourable exercise of power’ in relation to preventive detention?

A detention order may be quashed on the ground of colourable exercise of power if there is no rational material for the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority,...

April 14, 2013

What is the basic structure of the Indian Constitution?

The question has been considered by the Court from time to time, and several such features have been identified, but the matter still remains an open one. In...

April 14, 2013

What observation was made by the then chief justice in Golak Nath’s case in regard to Fundamental Rights?

The Chief Justice equated Fundamental Rights with the natural rights and characterized them as “the primordial rights necessary for the development of human personality”. He took the position...

April 14, 2013

What was held in the case of Golak Nath v. State of Punjab ?

In Golak Nath   v. State of Punjab, the Supreme Court overruling its earlier decision in Shankari Prasad and Sajjan Singh, that the Fundamental Rights are non-amendable through the...

April 14, 2013

What is the procedure for amendment of the Indian Constitution under Article 368 (2)?

An amendment of the Indian Constitution may be initiated only by the introduction of a Bill for the purpose in either House of Parliament, and when the Bill...

April 14, 2013

Which Articles of the Indian Constitution may be amended by a special majority and ratified by the states?

If amendment under Article 368 (2) seeks to make any change in (a) Article 54, Article 55, Article 73, Article 162 or Article 241, or  (b) Chapter IV...

April 14, 2013

Which Articles of the Indian Constitution may be amended by a simple majority?

Different degrees of rigidity attach to different portions of the Constitution, depending on their importance and significance. Constitutional provisions of comparatively less significance can be amended by simple...

April 14, 2013

What guidelines have been laid down by the Supreme Court in regard to dissolution of a state assembly?

In this regard the court has laid down the following guidelines (a) presidential proclamation dissolving a state legislative assembly is subject to judicial review; (b) if a state...

April 14, 2013

What is Article 323-A of the Indian Constitution?

Article 323-A of the constitution provides for the establishment of administrative tribunals by a parliament law for the adjudication or trial of disputes and complaints relating to the...

April 14, 2013

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