India has a history of urban administration. The history of urban bodies, both cities and towns, is fairly old in India, which can be traced to the Indus...
Union territories refer to those territories which are directly under the control of the Union Government. Their administration is vested in the powers of the President, who administers...
Over 14,000 courts throughout the country handle about four crores of cases, with the working strength of about 12,500 judge, each judge has to decide on nearly 4,000...
Article 39A of the Constitution provides for free legal aid to the poor and weaker sections of the society. The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, (as amended by...
Lok Adalats, (People's Courts), established by the government, settle disputes through conciliation and compromise. The first Lok Adalat was held in Chennai in 1986. The Lok Adalat is...
In each State of India, there are subordinate courts whose structure and organization are nearly uniform all over the country. As per Article 235 of the Constitution, the...
Judicial review is the power of the judiciary to declare the laws of the legislature and the orders of the executive unconstitutional if it feels that such laws/orders...
The role of the Supreme Court as the custodian of (a) the federal scheme as visualized by the framers of the Constitution, (b) the Constitution itself, (c) the...
The Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is: original, appellate and advisory: 104?Indian Polity and Governance (i) Original jurisdiction : The Supreme Court has an original jurisdiction under article...
