Legal Insights

By way of the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act 2023, passed on 28th September 2023, women reservation has been introduced in the Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies. Salient features of the Amendment Act are as follows: 1)    1/3rd Quota The Amendment Act provides that, (i) 1/3 of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi shall be reserved for women [ Article 239AA(2)(bc) ], (ii) 1/3 of the total number of

In India, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 (MTP Act) read with MTP Rules 2003 govern the right to terminate pregnancy. India...

In its crucial decision on 18th May 2022, the Supreme Court of India directed the release of AG Perarivalan, convicted in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It did so by exercising its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. Perarivalan was before the Court against the Governor’s immense delay in deciding his petition to remit sentence under Article 161, albeit the State Cabinet recommending such release. The Governor

The basis of AB under S.438 is the right to personal liberty under Article 21. To grant AB, Courts must consider whether the accusation...

The Lok Sabha elections 2024 have resurfaced the discussion on free and fair elections in India. The focus has been on ensuring...

9th August 2024 was the eventful day when the Delhi Legislative Assembly Member, Manish Sisodia, was released on bail by the Apex Court in the Delhi Excise Policy Scam 2021-22. Sisodia, who spent 17 months in jail as an undertrial accused, has been booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act), the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) as well as the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The arrest of Sisodia, many other Delhi MLAs lately, and