DISQUALIFICATION OF MLAs Subject : Polity Context : Recently, the Goa Assembly Speaker has agreed to pass orders on a Congress leader’s petition seeking disqualification of 10 party MLAs who had joined the opposition in July 2019. Concept : Constitutional Provisions for Disqualification of MLAs Under the Constitution, a person shall be disqualified […]

    CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA Subject: Polity Context: President Ram NathKovind has appointed Justice N V Ramana as the 48th Chief Justice of India with effect from April 24, 2021, accepting the recommendation made by the outgoing CJI SA Bobde. Concept: The Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court (SC) […]

    LOKAYUKTA Subject : Polity Context : Questioning the motives of Justice Ambadas Joshi, Congress on Saturday urged the former Bombay high court judge to study the Goa Lokayukta Act to see if he can do justice to the post before accepting the responsibility. Concept : The Lokayukta is an anti-corruption authority constituted at […]

    CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER Subject: Polity Context: BJP seeks removal of Chief Electoral Officer SushilLohani over conflict of interest. Concept: A Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) functions under the supervision, control and overall guidance of the Election Commission of India. According to the Representation of the People’s Act 1950 and 1951, each state of India […]

    DOCTRINE OF COLOURABLE LEGISLATION Subject : Polity Context: The Places of worship Act of 1991, is appropriately called an Act of colourable legislation. As the Courts have held, “you cannot do indirectly which you are prohibited from doing directly”. Concept : Doctrine of Colourable Legislation Legislation is considered as colourable when a legislature […]