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Discuss the significance of the Doctrines of Pith and Substance and Colourable Legislation with respect to Centre-state relations in India.

Federalism is one of the basic features of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India provides for a division of legislative powers and functions between the Union and different constituent units of the country. However, there arise several Center-State conflicts related to certain matters, which are resolved by courts through various doctrines like Doctrine of …

12May 2023

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An independent umbrella body that brings the various central investigative agencies under one roof holds the key to shoring up their credibility. Discuss

India has a host of investigative agencies such as CBI, Enforcement Directorate, NIA, SFIO, which are responsible not only for the country’s law enforcement and national security, but also achieving military, and foreign policy objectives. While the multiplicity of central investigative agencies are critical to achieve various objectives, but this creates some issues, at times. …

12May 2023

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case Studies

Q. You are waiting in your car for your turn at a toll tax booth. You suddenly witness some men heckling and manhandling the toll booth operator and vandalising the property at the toll booth. They are accompanying a local politician who was passing through. Disgruntled with the fact that they were asked to pay …

12May 2023

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Case Studies

Q. You, the chairperson of a State Public Service Commission (SPSC), come to know that there were instances of rampant cheating in a competitive exam conducted recently by the SPSC. Your daughter, who also appeared in this exam and is confident of clearing it corroborates the same. However, she denies engaging in any such activity …

12May 2023

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Case Studies

You have recently been promoted as a Branch Manager in a Public Sector Bank. The bank is battling high NPAs and mounting losses. You have been assigned a very high target of loans by the higher management for the current quarter. Your career prospects also depend on your performance in critical times. Few days back …

12May 2023

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Case Studies

Q. You are posted as a District Magistrate of a primarily rural district. Excess agricultural production has led to a continuous fall in market prices of crops in the last three years. With elections approaching soon, the opposition has decided to make this a political issue and has mobilised farmers to protest against falling prices. …

12May 2023

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Case Studies

According to the WHO suicide is the second leading cause of death in the age group of 15-29 years globally. In India also, instances of young people committing suicide have been reported widely in recent times. It is all the more disturbing that such a phenomenon is increasingly visible in urban and prosperous areas. (a) …

12May 2023

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Case Studies

Q. You are a young recruit to the IAS. Upon the completion of your training you have been posted in a subdividion of a district where industrial development has been lagging. The area has large reserves of minerals and a significant tribal population. The government has identified the area for a large thermal power plant …

12May 2023

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Where as some argue that leaks constitute an affront to democracy, others are of the opinion that leaks are a part of democracy. Examine the merits of both the arguments in the context of information attributed to leaks from government offices and whistleblowers.

An informational leak can be defined as a voluntary disclosure of classified information in public. Though leaking of such information by a whistleblower through secured designated channels is legal, the question of ethicality arises when information is leaked directly in public through media. There can be plenty of reasons such as concern about the public’s …

12May 2023

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Ethical Principles

Q. What are the ethical principles that should form the basis of the system permitting organ donation and allocation? Also discuss the importance of regulation for the success of any organ transplant program. Organ donation and ethical principles involved in it are very sensitive issues from the point of view of policy making, scientific and …

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