Polity

Under Indian Consititution, All the Fundamental Rights are available against the ‘State’ but only 4 fundamental Rights are available against both State as well as against Private Individual. These Fundamental Rights are : Article 15(2) – Provides that No citizen shall be subject to any kind of discrimination on the basis of his race, religion, … Read more DMPQ- Mention the Enforceability of fundamental rights against state and others.

Law relating to marriage and/or divorce has been codified in different enactments applicable to people of different religions. These are: The Converts’ Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866 The Indian Divorce Act, 1869 The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 The Kazis Act, 1880 The Anand Marriage Act, 1909 The Indian Succession Act, 1925 The Child Marriage Restraint … Read more DMPQ- Mention the list of Family / Personal laws in India. Explain the need of Uniform Civil Code.

The rule of law primarily means that everything must be done according to law. Applied to the powers of government, this requires that every government authority which does some act which would otherwise be a wrong or which infringes a man’s liberty, must be able to justify its action as authorised by Law and in … Read more DMPQ- What do you mean by Rule of Law in Governance?

All administrative law is run through government agencies. Our government is made up of numerous administrative agencies. These agencies are also sometimes called regulatory agencies. Agencies can be federal, state, city, or county entities. These agencies administer laws and manage public programs through the use of rules and regulations. Each agency is responsible for administering a particular … Read more DMPQ- Explain Administrative Agencies.

Blend of Rigidity and Flexibility Constitutions are also classified into rigid and flexible. A rigid Constitution is one that requires a special procedure for its amendment, as for example, the American Constitution. A flexible constitution, on the other hand, is one that can be amended in the same manner as the ordinary laws are made, … Read more DMPQ- Indian Constitution is a Blend of Rigidity and Flexibility. Justify.

Minority Commission: The “Minorities Commission”, aimed to safeguard and protect the interests of the minorities, was set up by the Government of India in January, 1978. This Commission became a statutory body and was renamed as the “National Commission for Minorities” with the enactment of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. Under Section 2(C) … Read more DMPQ- Mention the provisions of Minority Commission.

Co-operative federalism is a concept of federalism in which the centre, state and local governments share responsibility in governance of the people and design policies that would enable it.Due to changing political system like emergence of strong regional parties, demands forautonomy and coalition governments in the center and the challenges of Globalization suchas International treaties, … Read more DMPQ:What is cooperative federalism? What are the example of cooperative federalism?

The Investigation & Anti Corruption Division (Delhi Special Police Establishment) was entrusted with the following mandate in the resolution although it continued to derive its jurisdiction and powers from DSPE Act, 1946. Cases in which public servants under the control of the Central Government are involved either by themselves or along with State Government servants … Read more DMPQ- What are the cases to be entrusted to CBI?

ISSUES ARE AS FOLLOWS Mode of appointment and dismissal of Governor Discriminatory and partisan role of governor Imposition of president’s rule Deployment of center forces in the states to maintain law and order Reservation of state bills for the consideration of the president Discrimination in financial allocations to the states Role of planning commission (now … Read more DMPQ:India has done a fair job in establishing the sanctity of federalism. But still there are some hot issues. In this context, list down the issues between centre and states.

Impartiality as a principle of justice prescribes to public servants that decisions should bebased on objective criteria, rather than on the basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring thebenefit to one person over another for improper reasons, it is necessary for promotingequality in the society. Advantages of Impartiality Provides professionalism and permanence as opposed to reluctance … Read more DMPQ:What do you understand by Impartiality as foundational value? What are the advantages of impartiality?