Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court, in a significant decision, confirmed that persons suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and entitled to the same benefits of relaxation as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe candidates in public employment and education. Concept: Article 15 (4) of Indian states that nothing in article 15 or in article 29(2) shall […]

Subject: Polity Context: Recent Custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu and encounter in Uttar Pradesh has brought into focus the role of human rights watchdogs. Concept: NHRC The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October, 1993. The statute under which it is established is the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), […]

Subject: Polity Context: The fate of the Monsoon session of Parliament is still uncertain which usually happen in third week of July. Concept: The president from time to time summons each House of Parliament to meet. But, the maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months. In other words, the […]

Subject: Polity Context: States have firmed up their boundaries, to prevent and regulate movement of people and goods across nationally Concept: By the States Reorganisation Act (1956) and the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act (1956), the distinction between Part-A and Part-B states was done away with and Part-C states were abolished. Some of them were merged […]

Context: Vikas Dube Case