The process for repealing a law Subject – Polity Context – Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that the three contentious farm laws passed last year would be repealed. Concept – What does it mean for a law to be repealed? Repealing a law is one of the ways to nullify a […]
Procedural Justice vs Substantive Justice Subject – Polity Context – four civilians were killed in Srinagar’s Hyderpora Concept – Procedural justice Procedural justice is the idea of fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources Substantive justice A clear definition for substantive justice is that it is a just behavior or […]
No consensus on limiting the Speaker’s powers Subject – Polity Context – The All-India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) ended here on Thursday with the delegates failing to reach a consensus on whether the Speaker’s powers under the anti-defection law should be limited Concept – P. Joshi committee was formed in 2019 to examine […]
Anglo – Indians Subject – Polity Context – Anglo-Indian leaders meet Naqvi Concept – The Anglo-Indian community in India traces its origins to an official policy of the British East India Company to encourage marriages of its officers with local women. The term Anglo-Indian first appeared in the Government of India Act, 1935. […]
Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) Subject – Polity Context – Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Sanjib Banerjee has been abruptly transferred to head the Meghalaya High Court. Concept – Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) is an agreement between the judiciary and the government. It contains a set of guidelines for making appointments to […]
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) Subject – Polity Context – CAG-Centre conflict a thing of the past: PM Concept – CAG is an independent authority under the Constitution of India. He is the head of the Indian audit & account department and chief Guardian of Public purse. It is the institution through which the accountability of the government and […]
Article 32 and Article 226 Subject – Polity Context – Courts cannot interfere with day-to-day temple rituals: SC Concept – Article 32 Article 32 is one of the fundamental rights listed in the Constitution that each citizen is entitled. Article 32 deals with the ‘Right to Constitutional Remedies’, or affirms the right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate […]
Doubtful voters Subject – Polity Context – NRC: only 1,032 doubtful cases referred for review Concept – D Voters is a category of voters in Assam whose citizenship has been doubtful (due to lack of citizenship credentials in form of supporting documents) or is under dispute. Foreigner Tribunal set up under Foreigner Tribunals order 1964 determines once status as […]
Right to meaningful family Life Subject – Polity Context – Delhi HC: Right to meaningful family life is part of right to life Concept – The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the right to a meaningful family life is part of the right to life and directed the West Bengal government to […]