Citation AIR 2018 SC 4321; WP (Crl.) No. 76 of 2018 D. No. 14961/2016 Decided 6th September 2018 Petitioners Navtej Singh Johar, Ritu Dalmia, Ayesha Kapur, Aman Nath, Sunil Mehra. Respondent Ministry of Health, represented by Tushar Mehta. Bench CJI Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, JusticeContinue Reading
INTRODUCTION India is a democratic country; therefore, the people of the country are its superheroes. The government, constitution, laws, and others, as such, all exist for the people and by the people. So, laws are meant for the citizens of the country, and they can be shaped by the people.Continue Reading
Background The Constitution has been modified multiple times in order to keep up with societal changes. The Constitution was written to build an equitable society in which social, economic, and political justice are preserved, as well as equality of position and opportunity for all. Amendments to the Constitution are alsoContinue Reading
INTRODUCTION Water is indispensable to life. Human beings can survive for 3 weeks without food, but only three days without water. Moreover, there may be no food cultivation without water. Conceptually, therefore, the right to life, considered the foremost basic and fundamental of all rights, must include within it aContinue Reading
INTRODUCTION Association refers to a group of people or entities that come together to form a group to achieve a particular objective over a period of time. A person cannot evolve if he is isolated from the rest of his community. To survive in society, people are required to haveContinue Reading
Introduction The Constitution of the Republic of India is the largest in the world. It describes India as a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic, which has a parliamentary system of governance. The Indian Constitution was adopted on the 26th Day of November 1949 and was officially enforced from 26th JanuaryContinue Reading
Introduction When the British left a violently divided India in 1947, Jammu and Kashmir had the option of joining either India or Pakistan or remaining independent. Even though there was already strong opposition to him in the form of the Quit Kashmir campaign, the then-Hindu king Maharaja Hari Singh preferredContinue Reading
India is home to a billion people, from various sections of society. People from all social classes are granted the same, equal status as a citizen of India without any prejudice, yet even in the 21st Century, we get to see violence towards women and the LGBTQ community. This researchContinue Reading
Case Number Writ Petition (Criminal) 67/2017 Equivalent Citation (2018) 11 SCC 1 Petitioner Nikesh Talwar Shah Respondent Union of India and Ors. Bench Justice R. F. Nariman Decided on November 23, 2017 Relevant Act/ Section Article 21 of Constitution of India, 1949; Section 45, 65 and 71 of Prevention ofContinue Reading
Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Cases Nos. 270 and 271 of 1951 Equivalent citations 1951 AIR 226, 1951 SCR 525. Petitioner State of Madras Respondent Champakam Dorairajan Date of Judgment 09/04/1951. Bench DAS, SUDHI RANJAN KANIA, HIRALAL J. (CJ) FAZAL ALI, SAIYID SASTRI, M. PATANJALI MAHAJAN, MEHR CHAND BOSE, VIVIAN MUKHERJEA, B.K.Continue Reading