🏛️ The Battle Against Arbitrary Government Rules

🌟 What happens when an industry association decides to fight back against a government fee that seems completely unfair? This episode takes you inside a fascinating legal battle that reveals how our courts protect citizens from arbitrary government power!

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 The crucial difference between laws made by Parliament and rules made by government departments
• ⚖️ Why challenging government regulations is actually easier than challenging Parliamentary laws
• 🎯 The "clearly arbitrary" test - and why it's so hard to prove
• 💰 How economic policies get special protection from courts (but not unlimited protection!)

🚀 Real Cases That Changed Everything:

• 💎 McDowell & Company - The landmark case that set strict limits on challenging Parliamentary laws
• ⭐ Dental Council of India - How courts expanded their power to review government regulations
• 🌟 E.P. Royappa and Menaka Gandhi - The cases that made arbitrariness unconstitutional
• 🚀 International Trading Company - Proving even economic policies have constitutional limits

🎯 The Constitutional Connection:

• 📜 How Article 14 (Right to Equality) protects us from arbitrary government action
• 🏛️ Why transparency and giving reasons for decisions isn't just good practice - it's legally required
• ⚡ The "free play in joints" concept - when courts give government extra room to maneuver

🎙️ This episode perfectly demonstrates the delicate balance between necessary government power and protecting individual rights - a conversation every citizen should understand!