Fundamental rights News

A Parliamentary Committee will examine the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill on April 13. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session. It proposes to amend the existing law to bring parity at the minimum marriageable age for men and women.

The court observed that fundamental rights are guaranteed to every citizen irrespective of vocation.

In this segment of DNA, we will analyze the line between office and home which has been blurred by work from home. The basis of this analysis is the resolution passed in the European Parliament, which says that if an employee works for more than the hours fixed by his company, then it will be considered a violation of his fundamental rights.

Senior Advocate Harish Salve said that arteries of Delhi cannot be blocked as this has started affecting prices of essential commodities in neighbouring states On this, Delhi government counsel said there are more than 120 ways to enter the capital. The Attorney General said that the closure of roads is infringing upon fundamental rights of common people

The First Amendment may not stand judicial scrutiny under the 'Basic Structure Doctrine', Jaitley speculated.

Without mincing words, PM Narendra Modi said that the Emergency years were the darkest in the history of Indian democracy.

There can be no compromise on a citizen's fundamental rights, CJI Dipak Misra said on Sunday. He was responding to the assertion of Union Law Minister that governance 'must remain' with those elected to govern. The CJI also called the Constitution a 'lucid' and 'living" document'.

Saying protection of fundamental rights of the citizens is "sacrosanct duty of judiciary", Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Saturday said the judiciary is obliged to stand with the citizens if the government entities encroaches upon their fundamental rights.

The court highlighted that it particularly violated the rights to respect for private life and protection of personal data.

A Bill in Pakistan that seeks to protect the rights of transgenders apparently is an identical copy of a piece of legislation from India and also a replica of the provision of the 1973 Constitution, reports the Express Tribune.

A Bill in Pakistan that seeks to protect the rights of transgenders apparently is an identical copy of a piece of legislation from India and also a replica of the provision of the 1973 Constitution, reports the Express Tribune.

Activities like mock Parliament, essay and debate competitions are being organised across the country on the occasion.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that the government was of the clear view that personal laws should be constitutionally compliant.

The ability to protest peacefully is an essential enabler for other rights and freedoms, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ajit Kumar said.

Making it clear that fundamental rights cannot be taken away by any enactment and one's liberty cannot be curtailed based on "viewer views," Madras High Court ordered the immediate release of one Rajendran, serving a life term.