Indian Politics Questions

Vishakha and others v State of Rajasthan was a 1997 Indian Supreme Court case where Vishakhaand other women groups filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against State of Rajasthan and Union of India to enforce the fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.The court decided that the consideration of "International Conventions and norms are significant for the purpose of interpretation of the guarantee of gender equality, right to work with human dignity in Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution and the safeguards against sexual harassment implicit therein.

The 8th amendment of the US constitution tells the government not to give excessive bail, nor fines , nor unusual punishments.

When our constitution came into act there were exactly 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules.

At present there are :

- 448 articles in 25 parts

- 12 schedules

- 103 Amendments

- Appendices 5.