The Council of States is the Upper House of India’s bicameral Parliament. The adoption of bicameral legislature for the Union of India is guided by three sets of reasons. First, Rajya Sabha as the name implies, was to be chamber for representing and protecting the rights of the states in…
The desire to conserve is the underlying theme of conservative ideology, though it is not the sole objective which conservatives of all shades seek to obtain. The characteristics of conservatism, as evolved in different forms and conveying the fundamentals of conservatism can be identified. The conservative view of society is…
‘Women are physically weak than men’- these are the lines that we have heard since ages. Gender stereotyping has always been a great hurdle for the women. Women are always taught that they are inferior to men because men are physically strong than women folk. Work that requires strength is…
Article 20 clause (2) provides protection against ‘double jeopardy’. It provides that “no person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.” The clause explores the well known principle of criminology ‘sit constat curiae quod sit pro una et eadem causa’ which means that no one…
Article 20 clause (1) provides that no person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act charged as an offence, nor be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under…
