Subject:Polity Context: The government has come out with the modalities for contributions to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). Concept: As per Section 46(1)(b) of the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005, receipt of contributions and grants from any person or institution for the purpose of disaster management in the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) can […]
Subject: Polity Context: Recent defection trial in Rajasthan has brought to light importance of anti-defection law. Concept: A constitutional challenge to the Tenth Schedule was settled by the apex court in KihotoHollohan case. The principal question before the Supreme Court in the case was whether the powerful role given to the Speaker violated the doctrine […]
Subject: Polity Context: A former legal advisor to the Election Commission (EC) has red-flagged the Centre’s order to set up a Delimitation Commission for Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam and Nagaland and called it “unconstitutional” and “illegal”. Reasons In the last delimitation exercise, completed in 2008, Arunachal, Manipur, Assam, Nagaland were kept out due to apprehensions over use […]