Ninth Schedule- Background and Court verdicts
After independence, zamindari abolition and land reforms laws were passed as a move towards more egalitarian society, but the Government efforts of social engineering faced several problems,…
Deactivation of Aadhaar Card
What is Aadhaar? Aadhaar is the world’s largest biometric ID system. Aadhaar also called UIDAI ID or UIDAI Number is a 12-digit unique identity number that can…
Leader of the Opposition- Recognition, Role and Functions
Who is recognised as the leader of the Opposition? In each House of Parliament, there is the ‘Leader of the Opposition’. The leader of the largest Opposition…
Article 355 – Justification and Court verdicts
What is Article 355 under the Indian Constitution? Article 355 is in part XVIII of the Indian constitution which contains emergency provisions that are meant to be…
‘Scheduled Areas’ in India
What does Article 244 of the Indian constitution contains? Article 244 in Part X of the Constitution envisages a special system of administration for certain areas designated…
Reservation Policy , Efficiency and Court verdicts
Article 16 (4) of the Indian constitution provides that the State can enact legislation for the reservation of posts in the government sector or jobs in favour…
Financial Bills
What are Financial bills? Financial bills are those bills that deal with fiscal matters, that is, revenue or expenditure. Financial bills are of three kinds: Money bills–Article…
Role of NALSA in rendering free legal aid in India
QUES . Who are entitled to receive free legal aid? Assess the role of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in rendering free legal aid in India….
Election of the President of India
Who elects President of India? The President is elected not directly by the people but by members of electoral college consisting of: 1 . the elected members…
The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951
In May 1951 Jawaharlal Nehru introduced before Parliament a Bill to amend the Indian Constitution, some fifteen months after it had come into force. Some of the…