The constitutional validity of a legislative enactment or an executive order can be challenged in the Supreme Court or in the High Courts on the... View Article
Justice Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri has classified the judicial review into the following three categories: Judicial review of constitutional... View Article
In India, the Constitution itself confers the power of judicial review on the Judiciary (both the Supreme Court and High Courts). Further, the... View Article
Judicial Review means the power of the Supreme Court (or High Courts) to examine the constitutionality of any law if the Court arrives at the... View Article
Article 301 of the Indian Constitution deals with freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse. It mentions that subject to the other provisions of... View Article
Article 172 deals with the Duration of State Legislatures. It has two provisions related to the same: Every Legislative Assembly of every... View Article
Panchayati Raj Institutions and Municipal bodies are constituted through direct election. The purposes of local government in India are: To... View Article
Federalism has three essential components: Formation of states and territorialisation of federal-local administration in such a manner as to... View Article
The Twenty-fifth Amendment Act of 1971 has two provisions that: Curtailed the fundamental right to property Provided that any law made to... View Article
The three components of Parliament as envisaged in the Indian Constitution are as follows: President The Council of States (Rajya Sabha) The... View Article
The Indian Parliament is an expression of the faith that the people of India have in the principles of democracy. It was created in 1947. The... View Article
The principle on which the founding fathers’ divided powers between the centre and the states was that the division of powers must be in... View Article
Article 262 deals with the Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys. Furthermore, it also contains the... View Article
The objectives of a federal system are as follows: To provide sovereign powers to both the Centre and the States. To safeguard and promote... View Article
The impact of union government on citizens is as follows: The Union government formulates and implements many national-level programs and... View Article
Article 260 deals with the Jurisdiction of the Union in relation to territories outside India. It further states that the Government of India may... View Article
The Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management was constituted in 2005. The functions of the Parliamentary Forum on Water... View Article
