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Sovereignty

of the particular form of government whether monarchial, autocratic or democratic, Govindrao v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1982 SC 1201.

Equal pay for equal work

people of India to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic. Again the word 'Socialist' must mean some thing. Even

Rule of law

law making must be essentially in the hands of a democratically elected legislature, subject of course to any power in the

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Conduct of elections

free and fair elections, Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms, AIR 2002 SC 2112 (2120): (2002) 5 SCC 294.

Right of private defence

of person and property is recognised in all free, civilised, democratic societies within certain reasonable limits. Those limits are dictated by

Paramountcy

It is difficult to conceive of the government of a democratic Republic exercising against its citizens 'paramountcy' claimed to be inherited

Freedom of speech

information but also its very availability. The assumption in a democratic set-up is that the freedom of the press will produce

Freedom of press

speech and of press lie at the foundation of all democratic organizations, Romesh Thapper v. State of Madras, 1950 SCR 594.

Forced labour

the words 'forced labour' under Article 23, People's Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India, AIR 1982 SC 1473 (1490):

Election

connection with the process of selection of proper representa-tives in democratic institutions acquired both a wide and a narrow meaning. In

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