Page-11 of Indian Constitution Short Questions

What is the importance of Article 19 to 22 of the Indian Constitution?

Articles 19 to 22 of the Indian Constitution deal with the different facets of the Fundamental Rights. These four articles form a charter of personal liberties, which provides the backbone of the chapter on Fundamental Rights. Of these, Article 19 ..

Discuss briefly about the validity of the national awards and the constitutional provision under Article18 of the Indian Constitution.

In Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India the validity of national awards was challenged in the Court under Article 18 on the ground of their inconsistency with that Article. After pursuing the constitutional history and the intent behind these awards, ..

What is the purpose behind Indian Constitution (85th Amendment) Act, 2001?

The main purpose behind the 85th Amendment Act, 2001, was to extend the benefit of reservation in favour of the SC/ST in matters of promotion with consequential seniority. The amendment has substituted, in clause (4A) of Article 16 of the ..

What is meant by carry forward rule?

The carry forward rule envisaged that in a year, 17 ½ per cent posts were to be reserved for Scheduled Castes/ Tribes; if all the reserved posts were not filled in a year for want of suitable candidates from those ..

What is the difference between Article 15 and Article 16 of the Indian Constitution?

On a comparative basis, Article 16 deals with a very limited subject, viz., public employment. On the other hand, the scope of Article 15 (1) is much wider as it covers the entire range of state activities. The ambit of ..

What is contained in Article 16 (4) of the Indian Constitution?

Under Article 16 (4), the state may make reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any ‘backward class’ of citizens which, in opinion of the state, is not adequately represented in the public services under the state. Explaining the ..