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What are the functions of the Supreme Court?

In India, the Supreme Court plays the important role of interpreting and applying the law and adjudicating upon controversies between one citizen and another and between a citizen...

April 14, 2013

What are the emergency powers of the President under Article 352?

According to Article 352(1), the President may make a proclamation of emergency only when he is satisfied as to the existence of a threat to the security of...

April 14, 2013

What has been held by the Supreme Court in the case of K.M. Nanavati v. State of Bombay in regard to the governor’s power to suspend sentence under Article 161 of the Indian Constitution?

 In K.M. Nanavati v. State of Bombay, the Supreme Court held that the Executive has no power to dispense with the operation of the law though the President...

April 14, 2013

Termination of Ordinances

The termination of ordinances refers to the process by which ordinances issued by the President of India or the Governor of a State cease to have legal effect....

April 14, 2013

What are the ordinance issuing powers of the President?

Article 123 of the Constitution empowers the President t promulgate such ordinances as the circumstances appear to him require when- (1) Both houses of Parliament are not in...

April 14, 2013

How can the president be impeached?

The president may be removed from his office before the expiry of his term, for “violation of the Constitution” by the process of impeachment. The procedure of the...

April 14, 2013

What are the privileges of the President under Article 361 of the Indian Constitution?

The office of the President is very august and the Constitution attaches to it may privileges and immunities. He is not answerable to any court for the exercise...

April 14, 2013

Where does the real executive power lie?

The executive power of the Union is vested in the President [Article 53 (1)]. This power is to be exercised in accordance with the Constitution [Article 53 (1)]....

April 14, 2013

Write briefly about Article 51-A of the Indian Constitution

The Constitution (Forty Second) Amendment Act, 1976, breaks new ground by introducing the innovative concept of Fundamental Duties of the Indian citizens in the Constitution. For this purpose,...

April 14, 2013

Right to Assembly

The Right to Assembly is a fundamental democratic freedom that allows individuals to gather peacefully and express their collective opinions, ideas, and demands. It forms an essential component...

April 13, 2013

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