Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on January 11 questioned the legitimacy of the basic structure doctrine, an unwritten rule that Parliament cannot amend certain features of the Constitution. Dhankar ...
The constitution empowers the Parliament and the State Legislatures to make laws within their respective jurisdiction. Bills to amend the constitution can only be introduced in the Parliament, but ...
The Chief Justice of India, D. Y. Chandrachud compared the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution to the North Star, an unfailing guide which shows the way when the path appears convoluted. His ...
The story so far: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar’s recent public criticism of the judiciary and remark that courts cannot dilute “parliamentary sovereignty” sparked a debate ...
April 29 should be celebrated as ‘People’s Day’ every year. In my view, the date April 29, 1973 is right next to January 26, 1950, which was marked as the first Republic Day, in terms of significance ...
SOUTH Asia has been greatly remiss in not acknowledging its debt to a jurist who single-handedly inspired a revolution in constitutional law. He was Prof Dietrich Conrad, head of the law department at ...
The SC however ruled in KB that this list was not exhaustive. (Representational Illustration/IE) Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar believes the Supreme Court’s reliance on the ‘basic structure’ doctrine ...
Delivering the 18th Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture organised by the Bombay Bar Association, CJI DY Chandrachud asserted that the judgment in the Kesavananda Bharati case aids in keeping the soul of ...
This history of the Indian judiciary and Supreme Court is marked by several landmark judgments that reinforced the notion of constitutional morality, entrenched and strengthened fundamental rights and ...
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