Tag: Constitution
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Are we fair to the Supreme Court?
In assessing the performance of the apex court, commentators sometimes lose sight of the stellar role played by the judiciary, say ANURAG TIWARY and PRIYANKA SINGH
August 19, 2021 -
The deadlock must end
The Supreme Court collegium must act quickly to fill up vacancies on the Bench, says LOKENDRA MALIK.
August 19, 2021 -
The Steel Frame
At all times, the bureaucrat must remain connected to the ground and not allow her advice and decisions to be influenced by vested interests or political pressure. The Indian ship is too big for sudden course corrections. Each decision for major change has to be extensively and painstakingly discussed with all stakeholders. Only when a consensus is available should major changes be made.
August 19, 2021 -
Oppn insulting Parliament & Constitution by disrupting it: PM
It is also learnt that the Prime Minister also talked about the GST collection in the month of July and India's performance in Tokyo Olympics.
August 3, 2021 -
Why Trump should fear a post-Civil War law
The US Congress could use an arcane section of the 14th Amendment to hold Donald Trump accountable for the Capitol attack, says GERARD MAGLIOCCA.
February 4, 2021 -
Of the Constitution
In the course of the first 50 years of the life of the Constitution, it was amended 83 times and by January 2020 the total of amendments had reached 104. This indicates that the Constitution was finalised without having sufficient time, thought and homework or was a compromise document, and therefore had to be amended frequently
January 26, 2021 -
Separation of Power
The Supreme Court found the High Court order, a prelude to getting the Andhra Pradesh government of YSR Jaganmohan Reddy dismissed, ‘disturbing’.
December 25, 2020 -
Institutions and their Institutions and their responsibilities
Our constitutional and legal scheme makes appointed institutions and the bureaucracy more responsible for the situation in the country than political institutions, argues G RAMACHANDRA REDDY.
November 26, 2020 -
Being ‘BJP lite’ will end up making ‘Congress zero’: Shashi Tharoor
'Secularism is only a word and even if the government takes it out of the Constitution, it would still be a secular Constitution because of its basic structure.'
November 1, 2020 -
Debunking Myths About Originalism
The meaning of the US Constitution is its original public meaning and its intention must be collected from its words
October 29, 2020 -
Freedom of speech and expression not an absolute right: Bombay High Court
The court made the observation while refusing to grant interim protection from arrest to a woman charged by the Mumbai and Palghar police for allegedly making offensive remarks on Twitter against CM Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray.
September 12, 2020 -
Kesavananda Bharati, seer behind landmark judgement to safeguard ‘basic structure’ of Constitution, passes away
In a landmark judgement in 1973, the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharathi case said that the “basic structure” of the Constitution cannot be amended.
September 6, 2020 -
The Centre in a federation
The constitutional scheme was carefully crafted to create a strong Centre, says NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT
August 6, 2020 -
Editors Guild of India urges police to respect constitutional freedoms of journalists
The statement comes after the recent case of an FIR being filed against senior journalist Vinod Dua based on a complaint by Naveen Kumar, who was identified as a spokesperson of the BJP.
June 9, 2020 -
‘India already called Bharat in Constitution’: SC dismisses plea seeking name change
The top court further directed the petitioner to send copy of his writ petition as representation to the concerned ministry(s) which will decide appropriately.
June 3, 2020 -
Coronavirus: SC directs states, UTs to set up panel to free jail inmates
In regard to the provisions of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it has become imperative to ensure that the spread of coronavirus within the prisons is controlled, the court said.
March 23, 2020 -
‘CAA doesn’t violate fundamental rights, India constitutionally secular’: Centre to SC
The Centre further said that the CAA does not confer any arbitrary or unguided powers upon the executive.
March 17, 2020