Page-32 of GS-II: Constitution of India & Polity
Do you think extension of Right to Education to younger children is a welcome move?
India has made very slow progress on Right to Education especially in the absence of a wilful political commitment in many states. The proposal for extension to younger age-group will be a step in the right direction. The move finds ..
Bring out the aberrations of the parliamentary system of government in India.
Indian Constitutional Assembly chose the Parliamentary System of government for India, based on British parliamentary system. Alliances and minority Governments, unstable Governments have raised burden of frequent elections and which have resulted into huge expenses and instability. So many aberrations ..
Discuss the Constitutional provisions regarding the rights of children.
Various Constitutional provisions for Children: Article-15 prohibits discrimination on the grounds only religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. But the state is empowered to make special provisions for women and children. Article-23 prohibits traffic in human beings and ..
Why do think there are very few women politicians gaining victory in elections in India?
The recent elections have proven that in terms of women politicians making it through the elections there is only a little break from the past. Politics in India is not open to women and presents an inequitable ground for women ..
What do you understand by the term restorative justice?
Restorative justice stands for a type of criminal justice where the primary focus of the judicial process is to repair the damage caused by criminal to the victim. This form of justice thus has a completely different view from the ..
Should India look at quashing death penalty?
In the case of Chhannu Lal Verma vs the State of Chattisgarh, Justice Kurian Joseph has observed that “the time had come to review the need for the death penalty as a punishment, especially its purpose and practice”. These comments ..
What are the main differences between the passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill and other Legislative Bills?
The main differences between the passage of a Constitution Amendment Bill and other Legislative Bills are: A Legislative Bill can be passed by a simple majority in both the Houses, while for the purpose of Amendment, provisions of the Constitution ..
What constitution gives with one hand, it takes away with other. Critically discuss with reference to fundamental rights in Indian Constitution.
This argument is based on the premise that every fundamental right has so many exceptions, provisions, qualifications and explanation in such a way that they are rendered to exist only in name. This criticism is more focussed on the below: ..