Introduction The idea of Fundamental Duties is inspired from the Constitution of Russia. These were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 on the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee. Originally fundamental duties were 10 in number, one more duty was added through the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act,…
Introduction Part IV of the Constitution of India (Article 36–51) contains the Directive Principles of State Policy. DPSP are the principles that direct the state when it makes policies for its people. DPSPs are taken from the Irish Constitution. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar described these principles as ‘novel features’ of the Constitution. These DPSP act…
Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under law as being a legal member of a sovereign state or belonging to a nation. Article 5 to 11 deals with the Citizenship of India. The term citizenship means the enjoyment of full membership of any State in which a citizen has civil and political rights….
Introduction Writs of India are borrowed from English law where they are known as ‘Prerogative writs’. Under article 32 the Supreme court acts as a guarantor and defender of the fundamental rights. Also, it is originally under the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction power to issue the writs. It means that a aggrieved person can directly approach…
Introduction Federalism was introduced in India by the Government of India Act, 1935. While drafting the Constitution of India, the framers wanted to give a federal look to it, considering the pluralistic/diversity characteristics of India. About the nature of the Indian Federal system Dr. B.R. Ambedkar clarified that -The union is not a league of…
Introduction The Constitution of India is one of the finest-crafted Constitutions in the World. This Constitution is made by the Constituent Assembly under the Cabinet mission plan. This Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946. It took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to complete our Constitution. On 26 November 1949, the final…
Introduction The fundamental rights were included in the constitution because they were considered essential basic rights for the development of the personality of every individual and to preserve human dignity. Part III is also described as the Magna Carta of India. It carries a very comprehensive and long list of ‘justiciable’ Fundamental Rights. All people,…
The ideals behind the Preamble to India’s Constitution were laid down by Jawaharlal Nehru’s Objectives Resolution, adopted by the Constituent Assembly on January 22, 1947. Although not enforceable in court of law. The preamble to the Constitution of India is a brief introductory statement that sets out the guiding purpose, principles and philosophy of the…
Meaning of Federalism Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central government and various state governments. Usually, a federation has two levels of government. One is the government for the entire country that is usually responsible for the subjects of common national interest. The others are governments at…
Anton Pavlovich Chekov was a leading Russian playwright and master of modern stories, who captured the literary world’s imagination in the late 19th and early 20th century. “In the Court” is one of his finest works published in 1886. The story is a satire on the Russian judiciary. Anton Chekov, as is true to his…
