In M.C. Mehta v. State of Tamil Nadu , the Supreme Court has considered the constitutional perspectives of the abolition of the child labour in the notorious Sivakasi Match industries....
The term ‘religion’ has not been defined in the Constitution, and it is a term which is not susceptible of any precise definition. The Supreme Court has however...
Article 25 (1) guarantees to every person, and not only to the citizens of India, the “freedom of conscience” and “the right freely to profess, practice and propagate...
Article 23 of the constitution envisages legislation for the enforcement of the constitutional prohibition. According to Article 23 (1), traffic in human beings, beggar, and other similar forms...
In State of Madhya Pradesh v. Shobharam, the Supreme Court held that a person arrested on accusation of a crime becomes entitled to be defended by a counsel at...
The protection of the individual from oppression and abuse by the police and other enforcement officers is a major interest in a free society. Clauses (1) and (2)...
Preventive detention means detention of a person without trial and conviction by a court, merely on suspicion in the mind of an executive authority. Preventive detention is fundamentally...
Right to life includes the right to live with human dignity. Women also have the right to life and liberty. Their honour and dignity cannot be touched or...
Any prison regulation or restriction or punishment which is sought to be imposed in addition to those resulting from the sentence of court, must still be tested by...
In Jogindar Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh, the Apex Court has issued directions regarding arrest. Arrest can cause incalculable harm to person’s reputation and self esteem. The court...
