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Basic Structure Doctrine
Introduction The constitutional fabric is knit naturally with authority and constraint. A country's constitution embodies the Grundnorm -...
Directive Principles of State Policy
The Sapru Committee in 1945 suggested two categories of individual rights. One being justiciable and the other being non-justiciable...
Governor: Politicisation Of The Office
Dr BR Ambedkar said, "However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However...
Fundamental Duties in India
Ancient Traditions The Indian civilisation's entire sociopolitical affairs have been based on the performance of duties. One of the...
Right to be Forgotten
Background In the case Google Spain SL, Google Inc v Agencia Espaola de Protección de Datos, Mario Costeja González, the Spanish...
Judicial Activism
What is Judicial Activism? Judicial activism refers to the judiciary's active role in safeguarding citizens' rights and preserving the...
National Commission For Women
History And Background The establishment of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in 1992 was a watershed moment in the drive to...
National Commission For Scheduled Tribes
The Constitution (89th Amendment) Act of 2003 created the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) by amending Article 338 of the...
National Commission For Scheduled Caste
Introduction The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is a constitutional body established to protect Scheduled Castes from...
The President Of India
The President is the head of the Indian State, he is referred to as the first citizen of India. Officially the president is the...
The Central Information Commission
Background The Central Information Commission was established by a Gazette Notification issued by the Central Government. Members: The...
National Commission For Minorities
The Minorities Commission (MC) was established in 1978 as part of a resolution passed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The government's...
National Development Council
What is National Development Council? The Prime Minister presides over the National Development Council (NDC), also known as the...
The Planning Commission
The Planning Commission was established in response to the National Planning Committee's report from 1949, which emphasised the...
The Prime Minister Of India
According to the constitution's scheme of parliamentary government, the President is the nominal executive authority (de jure executive)...
Public Interest Litigation
What is PIL? A legal action brought in a court of law to protect the public or general interest in which the public or a class of the...
Fundamental Duties
History & Background The Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution are inspired by the Constitution of the erstwhile USSR. Though the...
Local Self Government (LSG)
Despite her chequered history with local self-government institutions, India stands out as a pioneer in handing over the stranglehold of...
State Public Service Commission
Each state has its own public service commission in addition to the national public service commission. Article 315 - 323 also mentions...
Comptroller And Auditor General
The institution of the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) is critical to the smooth and efficient operation of the Indian government...
Finance Commission of India
The Finance Commission is established by Article 280 of the Constitution. Within two years of the constitution's inception, the President...
The Election Commission
In India, a democratic polity requires competent machinery to conduct free and fair elections. As a result, the Constitution's founding...
Advocate General Of The State
The office of the states' Advocate General was established by the constitution (Article 165). He is the highest-ranking law enforcement...
Solicitor General Of India
India's Attorney General reports to the country's Solicitor General. For a three-year term, the Indian Solicitor General is appointed....
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