Types of Writs: -Habeas corpus: "To have the body" It is a writ issued to a detaining authority to produce the detained person in court to know cause for detention. If the detention is found to be illegal, the court issues an order to set the person free. It can be issued against both public authorities as well as private individuals -Mandamus: "We Command" It is thus an order of a sup...

Writs: -The Supreme Court (under Article 32) and the high courts (under Article 226) can issue the writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo-warranto. -The Parliament (under Article 32) can empower any other court to issue these writs. -These writs are borrowed from English law where they are known as prerogative writs. -The Supreme Court can issue writs only...

Citizenship: The Citizenship Act (1955) provides for acquisition and loss of citizenship after the commencement of the Constitution. This Act has been amended in 1986, 1992, 2003, 2005. The Citizenship Act of 1955 prescribes five ways of acquiring citizenship, viz, birth, descent, registration, naturalisation and incorporation of territory: By Birth: A person born in India on or after 26t...

New States and Union Territories Created After 1956: Maharashtra and Gujarat: On 1 May 1960, by the Bombay Reorganization Act. the bilingual state of Bombay was divided into two separate states - Maharashtra for Marathi speaking people and Gujarat for Gujarati speaking people. Gujarat was established as the 15th state of the Indian Union. Dadra and Nagar Haveli: The Portuguese ruled t...

Article 3 authorises the Parliament to: (a) Form a new state by separation of territory from any state or by uniting two or more states or parts of states or by uniting any territory to a part of any state, (b) Increase the area of any state, (c) diminish the area of any state, (d) alter the boundaries of any state, and (e) alter the name of any state. -A bill contemplating th...