In Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib, the Supreme Court laid down the following test to adjudge whether a body is an instrumentality of the government or not:- (i)...
According to Article 12 of the Indian Constitution, the term ‘state’ includes:- (1) the Government and Parliament of India; (2) the Government and the Legislature of the State;...
The Right to social and economic justice is envisaged in the preamble and elongated in the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles to improve the quality of the life...
‘Sovereignty’ means the independent authority of a State. It has two aspects, internal and external. From the internal standpoint it means that it has the power to legislate...
The new Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and signed by the President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Articles 5, 6,7,8,9, 60,324, 366,...
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India took place in Constitutional Hall, New Delhi, on 9th December 1946. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first president of...
The Indian Constitution has been conceived and drafted in the mid-twentieth century when the concept of social welfare state was the rule of the day. The Constitution is...
The Constitution of India being written constitutes the fundamental law of the land. This has several significant implications. It is under this fundamental law that all laws are...
The purpose of the Preamble is to clarify who has made the Constitution, what is its source, what is the ultimate sanction behind it; what is the nature...
The most important components of secularism as enshrined in the Indian constitution are:- (i) Article 14 of the Constitution guarantees right to equality; (ii) Article 15 and 16...
