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The Constitution of India, or the rule book, contains 470 articles and 12 Schedules. It is known to have the lengthiest constitution....

India, where people derive their nationhood from the phrase, “unity in diversity”, a land of mixed cultures closely knitted together with...

ABSTRACT The harshest type of punishment that can be imposed is known as "Capital Punishment" or "Death Penalty." To uphold law and...

What may spark a controversy, hurt feelings, or create a conflict in a country as populous as ours, with diverse cultures and traditions,...

Petitioner: I.R. Coelho (Dead) By LRs Respondent: State of Tamil Nadu and others Civil appeal no: 1344-45 of 1976 Citation: (2007) 2 SCC...

Read this case to learn about the Supreme Court's stance on reservation and quota in private institutions and regulations and setting up...

The Indian government has recently laid out new rules for journalists known as the CENTRAL MEDIA ACCREDITION GUIDELINES where the...

Vishaka & Ors. V/S State of Rajasthan [1] is a case which deals with evil of sexual harassment at workplace. It is a landmark judgment...

Citation – AIR 2006 SC 3127 Writ Petition – Appeal (civil) 217 of 2004 Date Of Judgment: 22/08/2006 Bench - Y.K. Sabharwal CJI & K.G....

BENCH: JEEVAN REDDY, B.P.SEN, S.C. (J) INTRODUCTION R. Rajagopal vs. State of Tamil Nadu is a seminal case on free speech and...

BENCH- Venkataramaiah E.S (J), Reddy O Chinnappa (J), Sen A.P. (J) In 1981, the Central Government of India released a notification under...

Bijoe Emmanuel & Ors. Vs State of Kerela & Ors. 1987 AIR 748 Bijoe Emmanuel & Ors. … Petitioner Vs State of Kerela & Ors. … ...

Citizens have had basic rights, which were given special status by the constitution's architects and dubbed the Fundamental Rights....

Equivalent Citation – 1992 SCR (1) 686, 1992 SCC Supl. (2) 651, AIR 1993 SC 412 Petitioner: Kihoto Hollohon Respondent: Zachilhu and ors....

TITLE OF THE CASE– Shankari Prasad vs Union of India CITATION– 1951 SCR 89: AIR 1951 SC 458 DATE OF JUDGEMENT– October 5, 1951...

CASE BRIEF This was one of the first Supreme Court decisions on the right to privacy in India. A committee of eight members of the court...

MEANING Sedition is defined as "the illegal act of revolting against an established authority, usually in the form of treason or...

Under Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution, every citizen has the right to talk and express their opinions. However, this liberty...

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 18/12/1962 BENCH: AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA BENCH: AYYANGAR, N. RAJAGOPALA SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P. (CJ) IMAM, SYED JAFFER...