Themes of Polity Section Vision Magzine Jan 2021 to December 2021
1) Separation of powers
Article 50,36,105&194,122&212,13,32&226,
142,PIL, Vishakha Guidelines, Judicial activities and Judicial overreach, National Judicial accountability act 2014
2)NGO
MHA guidelines, FCRA amendment 2020,FEMA 1999, article 19(1)(c), article 43, concurrent list, rti 2005, bombay shops and establishment act 1948, National accreditation council
3) Regulation of Big Tech companies
Hate speech, disinformation, anti trust law, the competition act 2002, competition commission of india, BEPS tax rules, Equalisation Levy ,ED, section 79(2) of the IT ( amendment act 2008), article 19(1)(a), article 19(1)(g)
4) Internet Shutdown
Section 144 crpc, Indian telegraph act 1885, section7 ,section 69 A of the IT ( amendment act 2008),
Article 19(1)(a), article 19(1)(g)
5) Whistle Blowing
Whistle blowers protection act 2014,
official secrets act 1923,
whistle blowers protection (amendment bill 2005),
companies act 2013
6) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (INTERMEDIARY GUIDELINES AND DIGITAL MEDIA ETHICS CODE) RULES, 2021
section 87 (2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 , Prajjawala case) ,
social media intermediaries and significant social media intermediaries (SSMI),sub-section (1) of section 69A of the Act,
7) SEDITION LAW IN INDIA
Thomas Macaulay, Section 124A,
Kedar Nath Vs State of Bihar (1962),
Balwant Singh v. State of Punjab (1995),
National Crime Records Bureau,
Article 19(1)(a).
8) PARDONING POWER OF PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR
Article 72,161,Pardon,Commutation,
Remission,Respite,Reprieve
9) Registered unrecognised political parties
star campaigners, How to register a party (eligibility)
10) ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 2021
Arbitration Council of India (ACI)
11) UNIFORM CIVIL CODE
Article 44,37,25,26(b),29,DPSP,
Hindu personal law is codified in four Acts: the Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu Succession Act, Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, and Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act.
Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum, 1985,
Sarla Mudgal v Union of India, 1995,
S.R. Bommai v. Union of India,
Law Commission of India,
12) COLLEGIUM SYSTEM
Strength, Article 124 ,217,
First Judges Case (1981),
The Second Judges Case (1993),
Third Judges Case, 1998,
NJAC(99th Constitutional Amendment Act),
Section 4 of the RTI Act,
13) GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI (AMENDMENT) ACT (GNCTD) 2021
69th amendment act 1991,
Article 239AA,
Govt of NCT of Delhi Vs UoI, 2018 ,
Government of Union Territories Act, 1963,
State List , Concurrent List.
14) RIGHT TO INFORMATION
Section 26 of RTI Act,Article 19(1)(a) and Article 21,Central Information Commission (CIC) ,
Public Authority: Section 2(h)
15) AADHAAR
Aadhaar Act, 2016,
Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019,
Section 47 (1) of the Aadhaar Act,Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR),
16) LOCAL RESERVATION IN PRIVATE SECTOR
Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020,
Constitution Article 15,16,16(3),19(1),
M Nagaraj (2006) case,
Indra sawhney judgement 1992,
17) URBAN LOCAL BODIES(ULBS) REFORMS
Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020,
Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP),
74th Constitutional Amendment Act IX-A ,
Twelfth Schedule,
State Election Commission,
State Finance Commission,
autonomous municipal bodies,
Geographic information system,
18) EASE OF LIVING INDEX 2020
Ranking
19) PUBLIC INTENT DATA
World Bank’s World Development Report (‘World Development Report 2021: Data for Better lives.’ )
20) ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
NITI Aayog = Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) handbook in India,
INDRP policy, SAMADHAAN portal,
Vivaad Se Vishwas scheme,
virtual lok adalat,
ADR VS ODR,
Nandan Nilekani led High level Committee on Deepening Digital Payments,
Internet India Report 2019
21) PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONING
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill,
Articles 75,
Shadow Cabinet
22) STATE AND REGULATION OF TEMPLES
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) laws,
Article 25,25(2),26,26(b)
Entry 28 of the concurrent list ,
schedule 7,
Supreme Court Judgments regarding temple management
1)N. Adithyan vs Travancore Devaswom Board, (2002)
2)Ratilal v. State of Bombay
3)Shirur Math case
4)Dr. Subramaniam Swamy V. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors., 2014
5)Kerala’s Padmanabhaswamy Temple Case
23) TRIBUNALS
Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021
Finance Act 2017 ,
Film Certification Appellate Tribunal,
Rojer Mathew vs. South Indian Bank case (2019),
Madras Bar Association case (2020), Article 323A, 323B,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy report,
National Tribunal Commission (NTC),
Law Commission of India,
24) MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT LOCAL AREA DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Central Sector Scheme,
National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC),
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG),
Role of Panchayati Raj Institution
25) ISLAND DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGY
The Lakshadweep Animal Preservation Regulation, 2021 ,
The Lakshadweep Panchayat Regulation, 2021,
The Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021,
The Lakshadweep Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Regulation,
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),
SDG,
blue economy
26) RULE OF LAW
A.V. Dicey,
Rule of Law Vs Rule by Law ,
Article 13,14,21,
Basic structure of the constitution,
UAPA,
Law Commission of India’s report on Electoral Disqualifications
27) CITIZEN’S CHARTER
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) ,
Model Panchayat Citizens Charter framework,
UN-ESCAP,
article 243G,
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances,
Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011 (Citizens Charter)
28) SUB-CATEGORISATION OF OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES
Justice Rohini Commission,
Article 340,15(4),338B,342A
Mandal Commission,
Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011,
102nd Amendment Act,
National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC),
All India Quota (AIQ) Scheme For Medical Courses
29) Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021
United Nations Convention on the rights of the child,
The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-country Adoption (1993),
NCPCR,
Children’s Court,
Child Welfare Committees,
Child-care institutions (CCIs,
30) INTER STATE RIVER DISPUTE
Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act (APRA) of 2014,
Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) and Krishna River Management Board (KRMB,
Entry 17 of State List ,
Entry 56 of Union List,
Article 262,
River Boards Act, 1956,
Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019,
River Basin Management Bill, 2019,
Water Resources Information System (India WRIS),
National Hydrology Project,
31) 97TH CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT ACT, 2011
Cooperatives’ is a ‘State’ subject,
Part IXB of the Constitution,
Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020,
Article 19(1)(c),
Article 43 B and Part IX B,
32) DRAFT CINEMATOGRAPH (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2021 (Categories of Film Certification,,validity)
K.A. Abbas vs. Union of India, 1970,
S. Rangarajan Etc. vs P. Jagjivan Ram, 1989,
Central Board of Film Certification (HQ at Mumbai )
Cinematograph Rules 1983,
Sections of this act👇
Section 6 and Section 5B,
Section 7 (1A),
Section 6AA,
Section 5B (1),
Shyam Benegal Committee,
KM Shankarappa Vs. Union of India,
33) Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006(i.e Forest Rights Act (FRA).)
forest dwelling scheduled tribes (FDSTs) ,
other traditional forest dwellers (OTFDs),
National Forest Policy, 1988. ,
Indian Forest Act, 1927,
Minor Forest produce,
Individual Forest Rights (IFR) or Community Forest Rights (CFR) ,
Gram Sabha,
Van DhanYojana,
Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act 1996 (PESA):,
Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS),
Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through M inimum Support Price (MSP) & Development of Value Chain for MFP,
MGNREGA,
34) CASTE CENSUS:-
Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC), 2011,
NSSO ,
NFHS,
35) DECLINING PRODUCTIVITY OF PARLIAMENT
Article 85 of the Constitution,
Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs,
Zero Hour and Question Hour,
36) WOMEN IN JUDICIARY
Articles 124(2) and
217 of the Constitution ,
International Commission of Jurists,
Article 233,
37) GAMBLING
State subject ( entry 34,list 2 of the seventh schedule)
Lottery (entry 40,list 1 of the seventh schedule)
Finance act 1994,
Horse racing is legal,
All India Gaming Federation,
Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports,
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),
Entry 31 of List I of Union List,
Articles 249 or 252 of the Constitution,
“National Sports Development Code of India, 2011”.
38) SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Section 4 of RTI Act.
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS),
MGNREGA,
39) PEOPLE'S PLAN CAMPAIGN
Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas,
Vibrant Gram Sabha Dashboard,
Self help group,
NRLM,
Gram Panchayat Development Plan,
Article 243G,
Gram Sabha dashboard ,
40) DEPUTY SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA
Article 93,94
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and the Deputy Speaker (Rule 8&9),
41) AMENDMENT IN ALL INDIA SERVICES (AIS) (CONDUCT) RULES, 1968
Gifts
42) PRIME MINISTER'S CITIZEN ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS (PM-CARES) FUND
Declared as ‘The State’ under Article 12 of the Constitution.
charitable trust, is not a government fund as the amount collected by it does not go to the Consolidated Fund of India.
The Prime Minister is Chairperson (ex-officio) of the PM CARES Fund
43) Government aid to an institution
Government aid to an institution is a matter of policy and it is not a fundamental right:
Article 30,
Article 30(2)
45) CBI VS STATES
Article 131 of the Constitution,
Lokpal act 2013,
7th Schedule, List II
Delhi Special Police Establishment Act 1946,
Statutory body,
Sarkaria Commission,
Inter-State Council,
President's veto,
Punchhi Commission,
46) PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
General Financial Rules (2017) and the Ministry of Finance Procurement Manuals act,
Adherence to Least Cost Selection (or ‘L1’) method,
Quality Council of India,
General Financial Rules (GFR), 2017,
Government e-Marketing (GeM) portal.
WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) (plurilateral agreement,India is not a party observer government from 2010. ),
‘Right to Know’.
47) INTERNAL PARTY DEMOCRACY
Section 29A(5) RPA Act ,1951
Article 19 (1)(c),
Election Commission of India (ECI),
Dinesh Goswami Committee, Tarkunde Committee and Indrajit Gupta Committee,
Political Parties (Registration and Regulation of Affairs) Act, 2011,
48) ANTI-DEFECTION LAW
Tenth Schedule,
52nd amendment act,
Representation of People Act,
49) FURLOUGH NOT PRISONER’S RIGHT, SAYS SUPREME COURT (SC)
Furlough,
Parole,
Prisons Act of 1894,
UAPA,
50) INTER-STATE BORDER DISPUTES IN INDIA
State Reorganization Commission (SRC) of 1953,
Article 131 (c),263,
263 (a),
Zonal Councils,
51) SEVENTH SCHEDULE (list 1,2,3)
Sarkaria Commission,
Rajamannar Committee,
M . M Punchhi commission,
52) CHANGING ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN EMERGING INDIA
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act),
Intelligence Bureau,
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act,
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act,
the Forest Rights Act,
the Right to Education Act,
NGOs
53) PANCHAYATS (EXTENSION TO THE SCHEDULED AREAS) ACT, 1996
PESA act,
Article 243M ,244
Fifth Schedule areas from Part IX,
Dileep Singh Bhuria Committee,
Municipalities Extension to the Scheduled Areas (MESA),
73rd and 74th amendments to V (Fifth) schedule areas,
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (2013),
Gram Panchayat Development Plan,
54) ROLE OF PANCHAYATS IN SERVICE DELIVERY
Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA)
Model Citizen’s Charter:
Sabki Yojna Sabka Vikas
Mission Antyodaya
eGramSwaraj
Fifteenth Finance Commission
55) DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY
Sydney Dialogue,
EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019,
56) BALANCE OF RIGHTS AND DUTY
Part III of the Indian constitution,
Fundamental Rights and Part IVA ,
Fundamental Duties,
Right to Property (Article 300A),
‘Right to Life’ ,
‘Freedom of Speech and Expression’,
(AIIMS Students Union v. AIIMS, 1983),
57) DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Global State of Democracy Report, 2021,
58) PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
Public Accounts Committee,
Estimates committee,
Committee on public undertakings,
Article 148
59) ELECTION LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL
Representation of the People Act, 1950,
Representation of the People Act, 1951,
Aadhaar Act as a Money Bill,
60) ANTI-CONVERSION LAWS
Article 25,
Rev. Stainislaus vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors (1977),
Sarla Mudgal case (1995),
Lata Singh Vs State of UP,
M Chandra Vs M Thangamuthu & Another, 2010,
Ga Arife alias Arti Sharma Vs Gopal Dutt Sharma,
Faheem Ahmed Vs Maviya, 2011,
Entry I of List II of the Seventh Schedule,
Article 18 of the Universal declaration of human rights,
Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),
Special Marriage Act,
61) SACRILEGE
The Indian Penal Code (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2018 ,
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Punjab Amendment) Bill 2018,
Sections 295 and 295A, 296, 297, 298 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),
62) JUDICIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA
National Judicial Infrastructure Authority of India (NJIAI),
NALSA,
National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms (NMJDLR),
Gram Nyayalayas,
Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008,
63) DELIMITATION COMMISSION (DC)
Article 82,170
64) Miscellaneous
Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946,
Section 8 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947,
Mountbatten Plan of 3 June, 1947,
Overseas Citizens of India,
Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999,
GOOD GOVERNANCE INDEX (GGI),
74th Constitutional Amendment,