Polity

President rule can be imposed under article 356 in the event of constitutional breakdown of the state.  After invocation of the article, the state comes under the direct control of the central government. Executive authority us exercised through governor, who has the authority to appoint retired civil servants or other administrators to assist him. In … Read more DMPQ: Discuss the provisions under article 356. (POLITY)

As the chief law officer of the Government of India, the duties of the AG include the following: To give advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, which are referred to him by the president. To perform such other duties of a legal character that are assigned to him by the president. … Read more DMPQ- What are the duties and functions of Attorney General of India?

. The Indian Parliament cannot be regarded as a sovereign body as there are ‘legal’ restrictions on its authority and jurisdiction. The factors that limit the sovereignty of Indian Parliament are: Written Nature of the Constitution The Constitution is the fundamental law of the land in our country. It has defined the authority and jurisdiction … Read more DMPQ- Point out the factors which limit the sovereignty of India’s parliament.

Article 323 A and 323 B of the constitution empowers parliament and state legislature to establish tribunals. Although the tribunals have reduced the burden of cases on High courts, they are facing some issues:   Lack of infrastructure and man power availability. These tribunals do not have power to enforce the decree. Now aggrieved party … Read more DMPQ: What are the issues attached with the functioning of tribunals? (Polity)

Act of parliament relating to following matters would not apply to Nagaland unless state assembly so decides:  Religious & social practices of Nagas  Nagas customary law & procedure  Administration of civil or criminal justice involving decisions according to Naga customary law  Ownership & transfer of land & its resources Special responsibility … Read more DMPQ- Special status is accorded to Nagaland under article 371A. What are the different provisions of the article?

The concept of neutrality has three implications: public confidence in the non-political character of public service, Confidence of ministers belonging to any political party in the loyalty of the permanent subordinates, and High morale of public servants based on the confidence that promoting would be made not on the basis of political considerations but on … Read more DMPQ- What are the implications of neutrality in civil services?

It seeks to grant the National Commission on Backward Classes (NCBC) constitutional status, at par with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.The NCBC is a body set up under the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993. The Act states that the President may specify the socially and … Read more DMPQ:Write short note on 123rd Constitutional amendment act?

Any MP who is not a Minister isreferred to as a private member. Bills introducedby Ministers are referred to as government bills.They are backed by the government and reflect itslegislative agenda. Private member’s bills arepiloted by non-Minister MPs. Introduction in the House: The admissibility of a private member’s Bill isdecided by the Presiding Officer. The … Read more DMPQ: Who is a private member in a Parliament? Outline the procedure of passing a Private member bill?

The objectives behind the constitution of the Parliamentary forums are: To provide a platform to the members to have interactions with the ministers concerned, experts and key officials from the nodal ministries with a view to have a focused and meaningful discussion on critical issues with a result-oriented approach for speeding up the implementation process; … Read more DMPQ- What are the objectives and composition of the parliamentary forums?

While 2.84 crore cases are pending in the subordinate courts, the backlog clogging the High Courts and Supreme Court (SC) is 43 lakh and 57,987 cases, respectively. It means near about 3.5 cr cases are pending. This pendency of cases has huge cost on the economy as well as social sector. All these are taking … Read more DMPQ: Pendency of cases in courts is a serious problem. Discuss the possible ways for addressing this issue.