Can Passport Seizure Become an Arbitrary Travel Restriction in India?
Introduction Holding a passport and travelling abroad is a fundamental right of every Indian citizen. However, when a person is accused of a crime or becomes involved in a legal dispute,…
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Gasping for Air? How to Legally Enforce Your Right to a Healthy Climate Under Article 21 in India
Introduction For many decades, Indian citizens have gone to court to stop local factories from polluting rivers or cutting down nearby forests. The law was always clear about local pollution.…
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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973): The Most Important Constitutional Case India Has Ever Seen
Introduction In the history of global constitutional law, very few judicial decisions have actually saved a democracy. The case of His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru v. State of Kerala…
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R.C. Cooper v. Union of India (1970): The Bank Nationalisation Case That Shook India’s Economic Constitution
Introduction In the history of Indian constitutional law, few judgments have shaped the relationship between state economic power and individual fundamental rights quite as dramatically as R.C.…
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I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967): The Historic Ruling That Said Parliament Cannot Touch Your Fundamental Rights
Introduction In the constitutional history of India, few legal battles have been as fierce as the fight between the Indian Parliament and the Supreme Court over the power to change the Constitution.…
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Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan (1965): Parliament’s Power to Amend the Constitution — What the Supreme Court Ruled
Introduction The history of the Indian Constitution is essentially a story of a long power struggle between two great institutions: the Indian Parliament and the Supreme Court of India. The case of…
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Shankari Prasad v. Union of India (1951): Can Parliament Amend Fundamental Rights? Here Is What India’s Supreme Court Said
Introduction The Indian Constitution is the supreme law of the country. But a very big question arose almost immediately after it was written: Does the Parliament have the power to change or take…
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