In a landmark 4-3 majority ruling, the Colorado Supreme Court has barred former President Donald Trump to contest the next Presidential Election and also from appearing on the primary ballot for the state’s Republican primary on March 5, 2024. The decision is rooted in Trump’s alleged role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol (US Parliament building) by his supporters. This ruling, likely to be contested in the U.S. Supreme Court, marks the first instance of a presidential candidate being deemed ineligible for the White House under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.Section…
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Attorney General of India is a Constitutional Post under Article – 76 of the constitution. He is First Lawyer of India, Indian government’s Chief Legal Advisor and Primary Lawyer of Government of India in Supreme Court. Attorney General is necessary for giving advice to Government of India on legal issues. He also performs the legal duties assigned to him by the President. He appears in Supreme Court on behalf of Government of India. He has the RIGHT TO AUDIENCE in all Courts of India (i.e., he can attend proceedings of any court in India and Judge/ Judges will take care…
Advocate General is a Constitutional Post under Article – 165. He is First Lawyer of the state, state govt’s Chief Legal Advisor and Lawyer of state govt in Supreme Court / High Courts. Advocate General is necessary for giving advice to State Govt on legal issues. He also performs the legal duties assigned to him by the state Governor. He appears in Supreme Court / High Courts on behalf of state Government. He has the RIGHT TO AUDIENCE in all Courts situated within state (i.e., he can attend proceedings of any court situated in the state and Judge(s) will take…
CAG is also known as Guardian of Public Purse in India CAG is aconstitutional Post under Art 148 to 151.CAG is supreme Audit Institution of India. The mission of CAG is to promote accountability, transparency and good governance through high quality auditing and accounting and provide independent assurance to Legislature, Executive and the Public that public funds are being used efficiently and for the intended purpose. CAG strive for best practices in public sector auditing & accounting and recognised for independent, credible, balanced and timely reporting on public finance & governance.CAG audit all receipts & expenditures of Govt of India,…
Solicitor General of India is subordinate to the Attorney General of India. Solicitor General of India is not a Constitutional Post (as it is not mentioned in our Constitution). It is a STATUTORY Post established by an act of Parliament. Solicitor General is Secondary Lawyer of government of India in Supreme Court. He is also known as second Lawyer of India. Like Attorney General, Solicitor General too advices Government of India on Legal issues & appears in Supreme Court on behalf of Government of India. He is appointed by Appointments Committee of Cabinet.TENURE:Tenure is 3 years but NOT fixed. It…
The concept of a Uniform Civil Code aims to provide a common set of laws for all citizens of India, irrespective of their religious beliefs with regards to personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance of property, adoption, partition of property, maintenance, custody of children etc. It seeks to promote equality, justice, and unity among all individuals, fostering a harmonious and inclusive society.In India we have common criminal law for all citizens of India irrespective of their religious beliefs but different civil laws on matters relating to marriage, divorce, inheritance of property, adoption, partition of property, maintenance, custody of children…
Types of Government Parliamentary TypeBest example – The Govt. of Britain Presidential TypeBest example – The Govt. of U.S.A.Governments can be classified broadly into two categories:Parliamentary type of Government, and;Presidential type of Government.Major difference between these two types of Governments:In a Parliamentary type, the Head of the state and the Head of Government are different persons, but in the Presidential type, the Head of the state and the Head of the government is the same person.For example:-In Britain, the head of the state is British Monarch and head of the government is Prime Minister, but in U.S.A., the President is head of…
INTRODUCTIONThe Supreme Court is a Constitutional body under Article 124 of our Constitution.The Supreme Court is the Guardian of our constitution, the Highest Constitution Court, the Final Court of Appeal and the Highest Judicial forum.Originally, the strength of the Supreme Court was 1 + 7 = 8 (1 Chief Justice and 7 Judges). The Present strength is 1 + 33 = 34 (1 Chief Justice and 33 Judges).The Supreme Court was established on 28th January, 1950 and replaced the Federal Court of India. Before the Federal Court of India, the Privy Council used to be the Highest Court of India.MOTTO…
Now we have 28 States and 8 Union Territories in India. Earlier we had 29 States (29th State was Telangana, established on 2nd June, 2014, by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh into two States— (i) Andhra Pradesh and (ii) Telangana). On 31st October, 2019. The J & K State was divided into two Union Territories (i) Union Territory of J & K and, (ii) Union territory of Ladakh.Area wise Rajasthan is the largest state followed by Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. Population wise Uttar Pradesh is the biggest state followed by Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal.We have federal form of government…
Governor is a constitutional post under Article 153 of our constitution. Governor is head of the state. He is symbolic/nominal head of the state government, whereas Chief Minister is real head of state government. Governor of a state is appointed by President of India. We have borrowed this feature of appointment of state Governor by the centre from the Constitution of Canada. The minimum age to be appointed as Governor of a state is 35 years. Tenure of Governor is 5 years, but not fixed, holds office during the pleasure of President. This means he can be removed by President…