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Extraordinary Powers of President in Emergency under Article 365
Article 365 is an extension to emergency powers of President. The Constitution of India has provided the President of India the power to impose emergency using article 352...
National Commission for Women
The National Commission for Women is a statutory body established in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990. This commission was for the first time...Inter-state Council
The Inter-State Council (ISC) is a constitutional body established under Article 263 of the Constitution of India. It serves as an institutional mechanism to promote coordination, cooperation, and...Election Commission of India
For the conduct of free and fair elections an independent Election Commission has been provided for in Article 324. Constitution of India has provided a separate chapter for...Procedure of Amendment of Indian Constitution
Part XX of the Constitution of India has only one article that is Article 368 that deals with the amendment of the Constitution. As per this article, Parliament...National Commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
For effective implementation of various safeguards provided in the Constitution for the SCs & STs and various other protective legislations, the original constitution had provided for appointment of...Tribunals in India: Constitutional Provisions
Tribunals were added in the Constitution by Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 as Part XIV-A, which has only two articles viz. 323-A and 323-B. While article 323-A deals...Finance Commission
Finance Commission of India is established by President of India as per Article 280 of the constitution. The first finance commission was established in 1951. The Constitutional requirement...74th Amendment and Municipalities in India
Constitution (Seventy Forth Amendment) Act, 1992 has introduced a new Part IXA in the Constitution, which deals with Municipalities in an article 243 P to 243 ZG. This...Constitution 73rd Amendment and Panchayati Raj in India
The 73rd Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution titled “The Panchayats” covering provisions from Article 243 to 243(O); and a new Eleventh Schedule covering...Delimitation in India
Delimitation means the drawing of boundaries. The boundaries may be domestic, national and International, but the most general use of this term is in context with electoral boundaries....
