Supreme Court Upholds the fundamental right to Climate Change protection, modifies the power line ban

Supreme Court Upholds the fundamental right to Climate Change protection, modifies the power line ban

Apr 9, 2024

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that people have a fundamental right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change, emphasising that countries like India must uphold their international obligations for healthy and sustainable development. The court, comprising Chief Justice

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[Virtual hearings as fundamental right] Supreme Court allows impleadment of all High Courts that stopped hybrid hearings.

[Virtual hearings as fundamental right] Supreme Court allows impleadment of all High Courts that stopped hybrid hearings.

Aug 1, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari [All India Association of Jurists vs Uttarakhand High Court and Ors.] The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted the impleadment applications to make all those High Courts, which have stopped entertaining requests for virtual hearings, a party to the issue

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Fundamental Rights only one of the Constitution’s Pillars; Have to be Read Along with Fundamental Duties: Justice Vikram Nath.

Fundamental Rights only one of the Constitution’s Pillars; Have to be Read Along with Fundamental Duties: Justice Vikram Nath.

Jul 4, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari In collaboration with the Confederation of Alumni for NLUs (CAN) Foundation, RMNLU Lucknow and NLU Odisha hosted the 2nd Justice HR Khanna Memorial National Symposium, where Justice Vikram Nath, a Supreme Court judge, gave the keynote address on “Fundamental

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Armed Forces And Their Fundamental Rights Under Indian Constitution

Armed Forces And Their Fundamental Rights Under Indian Constitution

May 8, 2022

Introduction: By the very nature of Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution, we can observe that they try to create an invisible force on the citizens (non-citizens in some cases), restricting them to ‘what not to do’. It is evident, and much argued, that

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‘Ensure Peace, Progress & Good Governance’: 58 Lawyers, Researchers Urge President To Withdraw Draft LDAR 2021

‘Ensure Peace, Progress & Good Governance’: 58 Lawyers, Researchers Urge President To Withdraw Draft LDAR 2021

Jul 8, 2021

The draft LDRA gives the government powers to choose any plot of land for development and can override any public opposition.  It was enacted under Article 240 of the Indian Constitution. President has the power to make regulations for the peace, progress, and

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