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First Amendment to the Indian Constitution
The Supreme Court of India agreed to examine the plea challenging the expansion of restrictions to right to freedom of speech and expression that was put in place by the First Amendment to the Indian Constitution. The petitioner challenged that this amendment damages the basic structure doctrine. About the first amendment to the Indian Constitution ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Article 19 • Indian Constitution • right to freedom of expression • Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court: Adults are free to choose their religion
The Supreme Court recently refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) of a BJP leader that sought directions to ban superstition, black magic, and fraudulent religious conversions. SC Judgement The Apex court pronounced that the PIL violates Article 25 of the Constitution. According to the bench headed by Justice R F Nariman, that pronounced ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Article 25 • Article 26 • Article 27 • Article 28 • right to freedom of expression • Supreme court
Review of Section Rule 49 MA of the Conduct of Election Rules
The Election Commission of India (ECI) may revisit Section Rule 49 MA of the Conduct of Election Rules 1961. What does Rule 49 MA Prescribe? If a voter alleges that the paper slip generated by the VVPAT has shown the name or symbol of a candidate other than the one to which the vote was ..
Topics: Conduct of Election Rules 1961 • Indian Constitution • Indian Penal Code • right to freedom of expression • Section Rule 49 MA • VVPAT