[Bodies] Lokpal Selection Rules No. 10, Search Committee, Selection Committee, SC verdict

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Lokpal selection goes through two-stages (1)Search Committee (2)Selection committee to finalize the Lokpal members. Controversy arises because Fali Nariman Read More...

[Judgement] Supreme Court Guidelines on Sting Operations

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In US, UK and Canada sting operations are usually deemed a legal method of law enforcement. But with safeguards. But in India, Sting operation is NOT a Read More...

[Elections] Indelible Ink, Registered Party, Star Campaigner, Deposit Amount, RPA Section 126, 130

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Indelible ink for elections, is manufactured at Mysore Paint and Warnish ltd. It stains the skin on exposure to ultraviolet light, leaving a mark that is Read More...

[Judgement] Mullaperiyar dam controversy, Why doesn’t Kerala want Tamilnadu to raise dam height?

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Which of the following is a plausible way to resolve Mullaperiyar dam controversy? (A) If Tamilnadu pays compensation to displaced Keralites living in the Read More...

[Judgement] Pramati Judgement: Right to mother tounge vs Right to run English Medium Schools

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Newspapers have made a simple matter too complex. Moral of story is just two points: Karnataka govt. wants every kid be educated in “Non-English” medium Read More...

[Bodies] Judicial Appointment Commission (JAC), Fixed Tenure for Chief Justice of India

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Judges in India Supreme court & High court are selected via a collegium method. Government wants them be selected via Judicial Appointment Commission Read More...

[Bodies] CBI needs no prior sanction and Prasar Bharati needs autonomy

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Sam Pitroda Committee (Jan 2014) recommended full autonomy to Prasar Bharati for administration and finance While Supreme court judgement empowered CBI to Read More...

[Security] Plight of Paramilitary forces, Home Ministry Reforms, Chhattisgarh Maoist Attack 2014

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Main reasons why Indian paramilitary forces are demoralized: 15-18 hours of continous duty, constables not even allowed to sit down. Suicides & fratricides Read More...

[Elections] Voting rights of Defense personnel, Postal Ballot, Proxy Voting, Election Expenditure

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What're the provisions relating Voting rights of Defence personnel in Election in India? What's the difference between Postal Ballot and Proxy Voting? Read More...

[Judgement] Code for Compulsory Costs- to teach lesson to frequent litigators

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Frequent litigators like SAHARA clog higher judiciary with cases.Therefore, SC has proposed the idea of Code for Compulsory Costs wherein defeated litigator Read More...

[Rights issue] Transgender: reservation quota, property inheritance rights after Supreme Court Judgement

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Successive Governments have failed to provide equal justice, living wage, standard of living for transgender community. Therefore, NALSA had filed a writ Read More...

[Judgement] Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG)’s right to audit private companies

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Art 149 of the Constitution empowers CAG to audit the accounts of Union, States and other bodies as prescribed by any law of parliament. Accordingly, CAG Read More...

[Elections] Twin Nominations, Primaries Method of selecting candidates-why Rahul failed?

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What is twin nomination? What're the arguments in favor and against twin nomination? What is primaries method? Why did Rahul Gandhi failed implementing it? Read More...