Topic-wise Study Materials
Preamble of the Constitution of India
“The Constitution has a noble and grand vision contained in the Preamble” ~S.M. Sikri What is a Preamble? A preamble refers to an introductory statement that highlights the core philosophy, objectives and values of a legal document, commonly functioning as the key to the mind of the legislators. The practice of prefixing legal instruments with…
Objectives Resolution: Key Features
“The Resolution that I am placing before you is in the nature of a pledge…… I hope the House will pass the Resolution which is of a special nature. If it is passed, it will be a sort of pledge that we shall have to carry out. With this expectation and in this form, I…
Article 21 and Attempt to Suicide: From Gian Kaur to Mental Healthcare Act
The erstwhile Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) carried the colonial legacy of criminalizing attempt to suicide in India. However, as our socio-legal jurisprudence progressed and embraced a more humanized outlook, an attempt to suicide came to be recognized not as a crime, but as a mental health crisis requiring medical intervention…
The Fundamental Right to Walk on Demarcated Footpaths
Key Takeaway In Maniyar Iliyaz v. P. Ayyappan, [1] the Supreme Court recognized and declared right to walk on demarcated footpaths as a fundamental right under Part III, specifically forming an integral part of right to movement under Article 19(1)(d), read with Article 19(1)(a), Article 19(1)(b), Article 19(1)(c) and Article 21 of the Constitution. These…