What is the government rationale behind merging the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB) with Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)? Do their functions overlap or are different? Discuss.

The rationale given by the Government is that the merging of the two will promote more methodological and research based data collection. The current method of collecting data by the NCRB involves gathering information from the states, which often leads ..

Can Indian courts take notice of conviction of Indian national for offence abroad?

The bench of the Bombay High court has held that the courts in India can take notice of the conviction of an Indian by a foreign Court for the offence committed overseas while exercising their judicial and/or quasi judicial powers. ..

Describe the key changes introduced in process of Rajya Sabha elections via the Representation of People (Amendment) Act of 2003. Why these changes were challenged in court?

Two key changes were introduced in process of Rajya Sabha elections via the Representation of People (Amendment) Act of 2003 as follows: Getting away with the requirement of domicile for candidates contesting the Rajya Sabha elections  Providing Open ballot for ..

Why the mechanism of ad-hoc tribunals to adjudicate the dispute between the riparian states has failed to realize its objectives? Can this mechanism be replaced with mediations? Give reasoned opinion.

Under Article 262 of the constitution, parliament has enacted the Interstate River Disputes Act which provides for setting up of ad-hoc tribunals to adjudicate the dispute between the states. But this mechanism has failed to realize its objectives because of ..

Highlight the key observations of Supreme Court in recent judgment over River Cauvery water-sharing dispute and their potential implications over federalism.

The verdict of the Supreme Court on the Cauvery river waters sharing dispute can open Pandora box of challenges. The verdict can have spillover effect on the various inter and Intrastate River disputes. Vital observations from the Judgment: Rivers are ..

Discuss the achievements and failures of National Human Rights Commission.

The national human rights commission is a statutory body established under the provisions of Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. It is responsible for looking into cases of excesses which are violating human rights and to strengthen the efforts to ..

The rural-urban divide in India is stark when it comes to standards of living such as education, healthcare, sanitation and drinking water. To what extent, the anomaly in distribution of powers between centre and states is responsible for this? Analyze.

The rural-urban divide is a challenging scenario for India. The division of powers has led to fragmented approach towards rural development. 73rd Amendment The 73rd constitutional amendment gave a new vigor to the rural governance by ushering the democratic decentralisation. ..

To what extent, the idea of Cooperative Federalism undermines the constitutional mandate that India is after all a federal state with strong unitary features? Critically Examine.

According to Indian Constitution India is union of states which has strong center and has separation of powers between center and states.But in this system a politically motivated center can show nepotistic attitude and can be an obstacle in the ..