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What is Defamation Law?

In Context Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname. What is Defamation? Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results […]

Kesavananda Bharati & Doctrine of Basic structure

In News Recently, at the 83rd All-India Presiding Officers Conference in Jaipur, the Vice President rekindled the debate over the “Basic Structure” doctrine especially in the context of the Supreme Court striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act of 2015. About Article 368 of the Indian Constitution defines the amendment in the Indian Constitution […]

Constitution Day

In News 26th November is being celebrated as Constitution Day to mark the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly. Key Points About:  The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949 for ‘We the people of India’.  Celebrated since:  The day began to be celebrated as Constitution […]

Debate on the National Language

In News The recent remarks by a Hindi actor to the effect that Hindi is the national language of India sparked a controversy over the status of the language under the Constitution.  About Background:  The official language issue was hotly debated in the Constituent Assembly, and the provisions relating to it were formulated only after […]

Enforcement of Fundamental Duties

In News  Recently, the Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and states in a writ petition seeking the enforcement of the fundamental duties of citizens as enshrined in the Constitution of India. Major Reasons behind SC’s notice  The recent petition argues that citizens have a duty to uphold the ideals of the country and […]

Quashing of Part of 97th Constitutional Amendment

In News The Supreme Court in the majority verdict quashed part of the Constitution inserted by the 97th amendment on cooperatives. About The Supreme Court in a 2:1 majority verdict upheld the validity of the 97th constitutional amendment (Part IX B) that deals with issues related to effective management of cooperative societies but struck down […]