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Constitution Bench for EWS Quota
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court of India referred the petitions challenging the 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 to a five-judge...
06 Aug 2020 Indian Polity
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Habeas Corpus Cases in Jammu & Kashmir
Why in News After the abrogation of the special status (under Article 370 of the Constitution) of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir in...
04 Aug 2020 Indian Polity
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Efficacy of Anti-Defection Law
This editorial is based on “Why the anti-defection law has failed to deliver” which was published in The Hindustan Times on 30/7/2020....
30 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Why in News Recently, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has issued a whip in Rajasthan Assembly and asked all its six Member of Legislative Assemblies...
29 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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This article is based on “Scandalising as contempt” which was published in The Hindu on 27/07/2020. It talks about the arguments, in...
28 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Governor’s Power to Summon the House
Why in News The recent Rajasthan government crisis has brought into the spotlight the role of the Governor in summoning the House of the State...
28 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Presidential Form of Government
This article is based on “Case for presidential system” which was published in The Indian Express on 25/07/2020. It talks about the...
27 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Preamble to the Indian Constitution
What is a Preamble? A preamble is an introductory statement in a document that explains the document’s philosophy and objectives. In a...
27 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Parliamentary vs Presidential Form of Government
Why in News Recently, it has been suggested that India should adopt the presidential form of government instead of the parliamentary style of...
27 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court of India suo moto initiated the proceedings for criminal contempt of court against lawyer-activist Prashant...
27 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Safeguarding the Autonomy of Tribunals
This article is based on “Safeguarding the autonomy of tribunals” published in The Hindustan Times on 23/07/2020. It evaluates the new...
25 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Refusal of Rajasthan Speaker’s Plea by Supreme Court
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has refused Rajasthan Assembly Speaker’s plea to stop the State’s High Court from deciding...
25 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Rajya Sabha Members Facing Criminal Charges
Why in News According to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), about 24% of the sitting Rajya Sabha members have declared...
24 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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No Postal Ballots for Above 65 in Bihar
Why in News Recently, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided against extending postal ballots to electors above 65 years of age in the...
21 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Important Articles from Indian Constitution : Compilation Part II
THE UNION JUDICIARY Article 124 - Establishment and constitution of the Supreme Court. Context - The Supreme Court has ruled that the...
21 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Citizenship This is an important topic for this year's prelims, as it has remained in the news because of the controversy over the Citizenship...
20 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Issue of Grant of Remission to Convicts by States
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court of India referred to a seven-judge bench the issue whether states can grant benefit of remission to convicts...
18 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Challenge to Anti Defection Law
Why in News Recently, the 19 rebel MLAs of Rajasthan's ruling party (Congress) have filed a petition before the High Court challenging the...
18 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Delimitation in North-east Illegal: Former EC Expert
Why in News Recently, a former legal advisor to the Election Commission (EC) has held that the Centre’s order for setting up a Delimitation...
17 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
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Important Articles from Indian Constitution : Compilation Part I
Introduction The Constitution of India contains 395 articles in 22 parts. It also contains 12 schedules. Since its adoption in 1949, it has been...
16 Jul 2020 Indian Polity
