Constitutional Provisions Regarding Panchayati Raj

Part IX of the Indian Constitution establishes three tiers of Panchayats (only two tiers in the case of States or Union Territories with populations under 2 million): I Village-level Gram Panchayat (ii) District Panchayats at the district level, and (iii) Intermediate Panchayats between Gram Panchayats and District Panchayats at the sub-district level. It also establishes…

Judicial Accountability And Democracy

A considerable challenge for judicial administration is to ensure that contemporary expectations of accountability and efficiency remain consistent with the imperatives of judicial independence and the maintenance of the quality of justice. In this respect, the measurement of what a court does is a perfectly legitimate and, indeed, desirable activity… “Without courage, there cannot be…

    ARTICLE 15 OF OUR INDIAN CONSTITUTION

Another article that is considered as the backbone of our Indian Constitution is Article 15 which restricts discrimination on many grounds. To start with let’s understand what is discrimination? Discrimination means out-of-line or biased treatment of individuals and gatherings dependent on qualities like race, sex, age, or sexual direction. Article 15 states that prohibition of…