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Is enforcement of Article 14 of the Indian Constitution suspended during emergency?

According to Article 359 of the Indian Constitution, where a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the President may by order declare that the right to move any...

September 28, 2014

What is the relation between Article 31C and Article 14 of the Indian Constitution?

In 1976, Article 31C was amended, its scope further expanded. As per Article 31 C, the laws made by the state for clause (b) or clause (c) of...

September 28, 2014

What meaning has been attributed to the expression ‘any person’ in Article 14 of the Constitution?

The expression ‘any person’ enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution signifies that the rights to equality before law and equal protection of laws is guaranteed to any...

September 28, 2014

What meaning has been given to the rule of law by professor Dicey?

As per Dicey, ‘Rule of law’ means, the absolute supremacy or predominance of regular law as opposed to the influence of arbitrary power, and excludes the existence of...

September 28, 2014

Which Articles of the Indian Constitution guarantee right to equality?

Every citizen of India is guaranteed right to equality under Article 14 -18 of the Indian Constitution. Article 14 specifically guarantees right to equality before law. Article 15...

September 28, 2014

Does the doctrine of equal pay for equal work come within Article 14 of the Indian Constitution?

In State of Madhya Pradesh v. Pramod Bhartiya the Supreme Court explained that the doctrine of “equal pay for equal work” is implicit in the doctrine of equality enshrined in Article...

September 28, 2014

What is the test of reasonableness under Article 14 of the Indian Constitution?

The classification to be reasonable should fulfill the following test:- (i) It should not be arbitrary, artificial or evasive. It should be based on an intelligible differentia, some...

September 28, 2014

What opinion has been expressed by the Supreme Court in regard to equals and unequals in the case of Indra Sawhney v. Union of India?

In Indra Sawhney v. Union of India the Supreme Court has clearly and authoritatively laid down that the “socially” advanced members of a backward class, the ‘creamy layer’, has to...

September 28, 2014

What opinion has been expressed by the Supreme Court regarding giving of a government contract in the case of Kasturi Lal v. State of Jammu & Kashmir?

In the case of Kasturi Lal v. State of Jammu & Kashmir the Supreme Court opined that “the government is not and should not be as free as an individual”...

September 28, 2014

What has been laid down in the case of Shri Sita Ram Sugar Co. Ltd. v. Union of India by the Supreme Court regarding the constitutional validity of an act of the repository of power?

The Supreme Court in Shri Sita Ram Sugar Co. Ltd. v. Union of India has laid down that any act of the repository of power is open to challenge, if...

September 28, 2014

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