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State and the Fundamental Rights
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-07-12)
The Constitution of India constitutes India as a Union of States. Having given all the governing powers to the combine of the legislature and executive, it carves out certain basic rights for the individual against the ...
The Airport Authority of India Case: Public Corporations and the Fundamental Rights
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-01-19)
The Fundamental Rights, guaranteed by the Constitution of India, are very substantive rights. The rights, however, are available only against the ‘state’ as defined in Article 12 of the Constitution. The definition of ...
The Ajay Hasia Case: Society and the Fundamental Rights
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-08-19)
The ‘state’ as defined in Article 12 includes ‘other authorities’, and these are subject to the constitutional limitations. The right to equality requires them to not act arbitrarily. A body which is an instrumentality or ...