Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Constitution Of India
Live LawConstitution of India Article 8 - The Court clarified that when a person acquires a foreign citizenship, the cessation of Indian citizenship happens by operation of law by virtue of Section 9 of the Citizenship Act. Rekha Sharma v. High Court of Rajasthan, 2024 LiveLaw 592 : AIR 2024 SC 4241 Article 14, 19, 21, 48A & 51A – Fundamental rights and Directive principle of state policy are complimentary to each other – Article 48A and 51A ought to be understood in light of Articles 14, 19 and 21, as they represent the collective conscience of the Constitution. Sheikh Javed Iqbal @ Ashfaq Ansari @ Javed Ansari v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2024 LiveLaw 486 : AIR 2024 SC 3579 : 8 SCC 293 Article 21 and Criminal procedure Code, 1973 – Right to a speedy trial – Application for bail on grounds of delay in trial of 4 years – Held, bail is not to be withheld as a punishment – If the State or any prosecuting agency including the court concerned has no wherewithal to provide or protect the fundamental right of an accused to have a speedy trial as enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution then the State or any other prosecuting agency should not oppose the plea for bail on the ground that the crime committed is serious. Prabir Purkayastha v. State, 2024 LiveLaw 376 : AIR 2024 SC 2967 : 2024 Cri LJ 2450 : 8 SCC 254 Article 22 - The High Court had previously dismissed the appellant's writ petition, which claimed that relevant documents were not supplied, impairing the detenue's right to make an effective representation under Article 22 of the Constitution of India. Ajay Kumar Yadav v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2024 LiveLaw 266 Article 141 – Held, directions of the court shall be treated as the law under Article 141 of the Constitution of India.