This article delves into the connection between judicial review and democratic governance in India. It explores the development and constitutional foundations of review, emphasizing its crucial...

In the Indian system of distribution of power, power is distributed horizontally amongst legislative, executive and judiciary. The legislature is given the duty of making laws, executive for en...

Justice Yashwant Verma, a judge of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court, recently came under scrutiny following allegations regarding the discovery of illicit cash at his residence after a fire inciden...

Reservation and Cash Grants Method of Effecting Reservation The method of effecting reservation i.e. to have data on the socio-economic status of a person or class of pers...

The Supreme Court's ruling in Association for Democratic Reforms v. Union of India (February 2024) striking down the Electoral Bonds Scheme is a significant step toward ensuring transparency in...

The doctrine of separation of powers is a fundamental principle in the Indian constitutional framework, ensuring a system of checks and balances among the three organs of government—the Legis...

The interpretation of statutes plays a crucial role in the application of law, ensuring that legislative intent is accurately understood and enforced. However, the language of statutes is not a...

The definition of "appropriating funds" makes it sound simple. The appropriation process is not entirely straightforward in practice. Budgeting involves both the legislative and execu...

When asking a layman, about what 'citizenship' means, one could expect answers like, a sense of belongingness to a nation, or a membership of a nation, but legally, citizenship is a status, by ...

In India, there is always an election happening across various states and union territories due to which the governance, policy making and its implementation comes to a grinding halt. To addres...