Supreme Court Astounded By Plea To Declare Fundamental Rights As Unconstitutional, Notes The Irony In Petitioner Invoking Article 32

Awstika Das

11 Oct 2022 10:35 AM IST

  • Supreme Court Astounded By Plea To Declare Fundamental Rights As Unconstitutional, Notes The Irony In Petitioner Invoking Article 32

    A Division Bench led by Justice K.M. Joseph of the Supreme Court of India on Friday rejected a petition seeking a declaration that the Fundamental Rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution were "ultra vires the Constitution and void ab initio". The case of the petitioner appearing in person was that the impugned Part was "contradictory to the true spirit of the Preamble...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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