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What is contained in Article 16 (4) of the Indian Constitution?

Under Article 16 (4), the state may make reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any ‘backward class’ of citizens which, in opinion of the state, is...

April 11, 2013

Will merit or quota be the criterion for admission in the super specialty courses?

The Supreme Court has adopted somewhat very stringent approach towards admissions to the super specialty courses. The Court has directed that so far as super specialty courses such...

April 11, 2013

What has been held by the Supreme Court in State of M.P. v. Nivedita Jain?

In State of Madhya Pradesh v. Kumari Nivedita Jain the Supreme Court dealt with the question of admission of students to the M.B.B.S. Course in the State medical...

April 11, 2013

What was the decision of the Apex Court with respect of civil services in Mohan Kumar Singhania v. Union of India?

In Mohan Kumar Singhania v. Union of India, the Supreme Court has ruled that each of the various civil services, namely, I.A.S.,I.F.S.,I.P.S., Group A Services and Group B...

April 11, 2013

Can there be any judicial review of the economic policy of the government?

The Supreme Court recently in Bajaj Hindustan Ltd. v. Sir Shadi Lal Enterprises Ltd. declared that the interference of a court in a matter relating to economic policy...

April 11, 2013

What conditions must be fulfilled for classification to be reasonable?

Article 14 forbids class legislation but it does not forbid reasonable classification of persons, objects and transactions by the legislature for the purpose of achieving specific ends. Classification...

April 11, 2013

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What is meant by class legislation?

As per Black’s Law Dictionary, ‘Class legislation’ is term applied to statutory enactments which divide the people or subjects of legislation into classes, with reference either to the...

April 11, 2013

Is the rule of law as embodied in Article 14, the basic feature of the Indian Constitution?

In Kilhoto Hollohon case, it was observed that “Democracy is a part of basic structure of Our Constitution. Thus, rule of law being one of the basic features...

April 11, 2013

What is Jennings concept of equality before the law?

According to Jennings, Equality before the law means that among equals the law should be equal and should be equally administered, that like should be treated alike. The...

April 11, 2013

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