LAW COMMISSION Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court asked the Home and Law Ministries to explain the nearly three-year-long lapse in making appointments to the Law Commission. Concept: The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body constituted by the Government of India from time to time. The first Law Commission of independent […]
Voting behaviour refers to actions and inactions of citizens in respect of participating in the elections that take place for members of their local, regional, or national government. The empirical study Richaed Rose and HarveMassavir point out, voting covers as many as six important functions:- It involves an individual’s choice of governors or […]
NATIONAL EMERGENCY Subject: Polity Context: Justices N.V. Ramana and D.Y. Chandrachud of the Supreme Court on Saturday shared their personal experiences as students when the Emergency was declared in 1975. Concept: Emergency can be declared due to war / external aggression [external emergency] or armed rebellion [internal emergency]. A proclamation can be issued […]
HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL RESERVATION Subject: Polity Context: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has questioned the legislative competence of State governments to enact laws which provide horizontal reservation to government school students in medical admissions every year. Concept: There are two types of reservations, which may be referred to as ‘vertical […]
PARDONING POWERS OF GOVERNOR Subject: Polity Context: Tamil Nadu Governor BanwarilalPurohit would take a decision “as per the Constitution” in the next three or four days on the plea for release filed by A.G. Concept: Pardoning Powers of Governor Article 161 deals with the Pardoning Power of the Governor. The Governor can grant […]
LAW IN ABEYANCE Subject: Current events/ polity Context : As farmers reject the government’s proposal to keep the three contentious farm laws in abeyance for 18 months, experts have raised questions over the legislative options the Government has going forward.. Concept : Can a law can be kept in Abeyance? The laws, passed […]