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Right to Information Before the RTI Act: How the Supreme Court Read It Into Article 19(1)(a)
Table of Contents Introduction: A Statute Whose Foundations Were Already Laid Article 19(1)(a): The Text and Its Amplitude The Right to Know: First Judicial Footprints The Press as a Vector of the Right to Know The Electoral Democracy Cases: The Right to Know About Candidates Limits on the Right: Public Security and Privacy Right to Know v. Right to Privacy The Statutory Culmination: RTI Act 2005 Constitutional Soil, Legislative Flower Frequently Asked Questions Introduction:
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May 115 min read
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Article 21's Expansion: From Mere Survival to a Catalogue of Unarticulated Rights
Table of Contents Twenty-Two Words, A Universe of Rights The Starting Point: A.K. Gopalan and the Narrow Reading Fundamental Rights as Separate Silos R.C. Cooper: The First Crack Maneka Gandhi: The Watershed Moment The Triple Test Natural Justice Implied Unpacking 'Life': Beyond Animal Existence The Right to Live with Human Dignity Livelihood and the Right to Hawk The Catalogue of Unarticulated Rights The Right to Privacy: The Crown Jewel Compensation as a Constitutional Reme
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Apr 2816 min read
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INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT (Landmark Judgement)
Smith v. Anderson, (1880) 15 Ch. D. 247 Business refers to any activity which if successful would result in profit. Abdul v. Century Wood...

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May 3, 20242 min read
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THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT (Landmark Judgement)
Yogendra Pratap Singh v. Savitri Pandey, (2014) 10 SCC 713 The Supreme Court ruled that cognizance of an offence under Section 138 of the...

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May 3, 20244 min read
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Law of Torts (Landmark Judgements)
Landmark judgment in tort law topics:- General Principles General Defacnce Remoteness of Damage Vicarious Liability Strict & Absolute...

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May 3, 20249 min read
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LIMITATION ACT (landmark Judgement)
Landmark judment on limitation act:- Preliminary Limitation of Suits, Appeal & Application Computation of Period of Limitation...

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May 3, 20247 min read
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MUSLIM LAWS (Landmark Judgement)
Content:- Rights of Muslim Women in Marriage and Divorce Rights of Children Marriage and Consent Rights of Muslim Women in Marriage and...

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May 3, 20243 min read
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The Arbitration and Conciliation act (Landmark Judgement)
Lombardi Engineering Ltd v. State of Uttarakhand (2023) The Supreme Court held that a clause in an arbitration agreement which is not in...

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May 3, 20244 min read
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Landmark Judgement)
Landmark judgment on constitution:- Features of Constitution Preamble Union & Territory Citizenship Doctrine of Eclipse, Severability &...

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May 3, 202435 min read
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