Act East Policy — Legal Precedents

Legal Precedents

Maganbhai Ishwarbhai Patel v. Union of India

1969

This Supreme Court judgment established the principle that foreign policy decisions, including trade agreements and international cooperation frameworks, fall within the executive…

Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan

1997

While primarily about workplace harassment, this judgment established the principle that international conventions and norms can be incorporated into domestic law in the absence…