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What is the importance of Article 19 to 22 of the Indian Constitution?

Articles 19 to 22 of the Indian Constitution deal with the different facets of the Fundamental Rights. These four articles form a charter of personal liberties, which provides...

April 11, 2013

Discuss briefly about the validity of the national awards and the constitutional provision under Article18 of the Indian Constitution.

In Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India the validity of national awards was challenged in the Court under Article 18 on the ground of their inconsistency with that...

April 11, 2013

What is the purpose behind Indian Constitution (85th Amendment) Act, 2001?

The main purpose behind the 85th Amendment Act, 2001, was to extend the benefit of reservation in favour of the SC/ST in matters of promotion with consequential seniority....

April 11, 2013

What is meant by carry forward rule?

The carry forward rule envisaged that in a year, 17 ½ per cent posts were to be reserved for Scheduled Castes/ Tribes; if all the reserved posts were...

April 11, 2013

What is the difference between Article 15 and Article 16 of the Indian Constitution?

On a comparative basis, Article 16 deals with a very limited subject, viz., public employment. On the other hand, the scope of Article 15 (1) is much wider...

April 11, 2013

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

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