Month: May 2023
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Financial Emergency (Article 360)
Law and You > Constitutional Law > Financial Emergency (Article 360) Chapter XVIII of the Constitution deals with the powers of the president to act in an emergency, whereby the security of India (or any part thereof) is threatened. This part has been the subject of most acrimonious attacks by the critics in the history…
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State Emergency or President’s Rule (Articles 356 and 357)
Law and You > Constitutional Law > State Emergency or President’s Rule (Articles 356 and 357) Article 356 of the Indian constitution provides for imposition of President’s rule in states, provided the President is satisfied that the governance in states cannot be carried out in accordance to the constitution. In other words, it is supposed…
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National Emergency (Articles 352-355, 358, 359)
Law and You > Constitutional Law > National Emergency (Articles 352-355, 358, 359) Chapter XVIII of the Constitution deals with the powers of the president to act in an emergency, whereby the security of India (or any part thereof) is threatened. This part has been the subject of most acrimonious attacks by the critics in…
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Electoral Roll and Adult Suffrage (Articles 325 and 326)
Law and You > Constitutional Law > Electoral Roll and Adult Suffrage (Articles 325 and 326) The founding fathers of our Republic conceived of representative parliamentary democracy as the polity most suited to India’s ethos, background and needs. They envisaged equal participation of all the adult citizens in the democratic process without any discrimination. Selection…
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Election Commission of India (Article 324)
Law and You > Constitutional Law > Election Commission of India (Article 324) As per the Constitution India is a representative democracy which has opted for a Parliamentary Form of Government. Under this system, people elect their representatives both for the state legislatures as well as for Parliament through exercising their right to vote during…
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Right to Education Act, 2009
Law and You > Constitutional Law > National Emergency (Articles 352-355, 358, 359) A nation cannot flourish unless its population is educated, as citizens play a critical part in the country’s development. In this article, let us look into the constitutional provisions and certain amendments which resulted in the enactment of programmes and the Right…
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Commercialization of Education
Law and You > Constitutional Law > Commercialization of Education Education refers to the process of teaching and developing knowledge. Education is also visualized as an evolutionary force so that each individual is enabled to evolve from purely material consciousness. Education is also perceived as a bridge between the past, present and the future and…
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Rights of Unpaid Seller Against the Goods (Ss. 45- 54)
In this article, we shall discuss rights of unpaid seller against the goods under the Sale of Goods Act, 1930. Who is Unpaid Seller? Section 45: “Unpaid seller” defined: (1) The seller of goods is deemed to be an “unpaid seller” within the meaning of this Act— (a) when the whole of the price has…
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Right to Education (Article 21A)
Law and You > Constitutional Law > Right to Education (Article 21A) A nation cannot flourish unless its population is educated, as citizens play a critical part in the country’s development. In this article, let us look into the constitutional provisions and certain amendments which resulted in the enactment of programmes and the Right to…
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Freedom of Speech and Expression
Law and You > Constitutional Law > Freedom of Speech and Expression Through the ages, man has expressed his ideas through several media like symbols, signals, speech, script and print, and now computer language. Man’s greatest invention is language. The invention of the script has helped mankind to preserve human thought and learning. It has…