Polity

 Accountability is the core principle of any democracy. In our democracy it is only the executive and the legislature which is held accountable and not the judiciary. Judges are also public officials and hence should be made accountable.  It is essential to ensure accountability of the judges to ensure public confidence in the … Read more DMPQ- What is Judicial Accountability? How has Judicial Accountabilty been ensured in Indian Constitution?

According to the Rajya Sabha report on Parliamentary disruptions, disruption have increased and has lead to the wastage of time, wastage of taxpayer money, major concern is intentional disruption. This tool is utilised by opposition to disrupt sessions and no party is immune from it.   The solution for prevention of Parliamentary disruptions can be: … Read more DMPQ: Parliamentary disruptions are on rise. Give suggestions to deal with this issue?

Writ jurisdiction  is provided to HC under article 226 of the constitution and to SC under article 32 of the constitution.  One can approach any court in case of violation of Fundamental rights. Hence the power is concurrent. But High court has the power to say no to the writ. But such power is not … Read more DMPQ:Writ Jurisdiction of High court is concurrent or have more power as compared to SC. Comment.

Preamble refers to the introduction or preface to the constitution. It contains summary or the essence to the constitution. The preamble is based on the objective resolution drafted and moved by Nehru. In our constitution, it is borrowed from US constitution. It is also called as the key to open the mind of framers of … Read more DMPQ- The mind of the makers of the constitution of India is reflected in the Preamble to the Constitution. Comment

Writ jurisdiction  is provided to HC under article 226 of the constitution and to SC under article 32 of the constitution.  One can approach any court in case of violation of Fundamental rights. Hence the power is concurrent. But High court has the power to say no to the writ. But such power is not … Read more DMPQ-Writ Jurisdiction of High court is concurrent or have more power as compared to SC. Comment.

The principle of subsidiarity means that a central authority should not exercise functions which can be carried out efficiently by immediate or local level, rather it should support the latter and help coordinate its activity with the activities of the whole community. It ensures that decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen … Read more DMPQ- What do you mean by the Principle of subsidiarity.

The basis of structuring of district courts in India is mainly depending upon the discretion of the state governments or the union territories. The structure of those courts are mainly made considering several factors like the number of cases, distribution of population, etc. Depending upon those factors the state government takes the decision of numbers … Read more DMPQ-District Courts

Affordable rental housing scheme for urban poor including migrants was launched under the aegis of Pradhan mantri awas Yojana. Under this development, government-funded housing in urban areas/cities will be converted into Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs). This will be through the public-private partnership (PPP) model. Government housing complexes lying vacant will be converted so that … Read more DMPQ- Short note on rental housing scheme.

Social Media can be defined as any web or mobile based platform that enables an individual or agency to communicate interactively and enables exchange of user generated content and it is explained by a number of tools, which includes blogs, Wikis, discussion forums, micro-blogs, twitter and social networking sites. Internet has become a platform for coordination … Read more DMPQ-Explain the Role of media and Social networking sites in internal security Challenges.

This doctrine originated under the US constitution, like the theory of separation of power its objective is also to secure the liberty of the people and limit the authority of the government. Its inclusion in the constitution is an acknowledgement of the fact that it is not desirable to have a clear severance of the … Read more DMPQ: What is the doctrine of check and balances? (Polity)