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Direct Benefit Transfer and Aadhaar-linked welfare have reorganised India’s social-sector spending, but exclusion errors persist. Discuss.
Pendency of cases in Indian courts has become a structural denial of justice. With reference to the institutional reforms needed at the High Court and subordinate-judiciary level, examine.
Article 21 has been judicially expanded from a procedural safeguard into a charter of substantive rights. With reference to recent judgments on personal liberty and inclusive digital access, discuss.
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups have remained outside the headline indicators of welfare. With reference to the constitutional and policy framework for PVTGs, examine.
India’s nutrition transition has overtaken its food-security policy. With reference to the role of food fortification and PDS reform in addressing hidden hunger, critically analyse.
Education in India is a concurrent subject in law but an unequal entitlement in practice. With reference to the gaps the Right to Education Act 2009 has left unaddressed, examine.
Simultaneous elections, as proposed by the High-Level Committee on One Nation One Election, would alter the federal balance of the Constitution. Critically analyse.
The Right to Information Act 2005 is being hollowed out by vacancies and the 2019 amendment. Evaluate.
Civil-service neutrality is a constitutional value but a contested practice in India. With reference to the All India Services framework, discuss.
The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010 has reshaped the space for NGOs in India and strained the right to associate under Article 19(1)(c). Comment.
The Tenth Schedule was enacted in 1985 to curb defections, but it is the Speaker’s discretion that decides whether it bites. In the light of Padi Kaushik Reddy v. State of Telangana (2025), make a case for an independent adjudicatory tribunal. Examine.
The 73rd and 74th Amendments promised a three-tier federation, but local governments remain financially and functionally hollow. Comment.
Indian urbanisation is generating wealth at one end and slums at the other. Examine the structural reasons for this dual outcome with reference to migration, housing and urban local governance.
A caste census could ground reservation in evidence or harden caste as a public category for another century. Critically analyse with reference to the Mandal Commission, Indra Sawhney and Census 2027.
India’s religious and linguistic diversity is a constitutional resource as much as a sociological fact. Evaluate the framework of secularism and linguistic federalism that protects it.
The basic structure doctrine has reconciled parliamentary sovereignty with constitutional supremacy in India. In the light of landmark judgments, discuss.
Article 200 gives the Governor three options on a state bill, but sets no express deadline. In the light of the Supreme Court’s November 2025 Presidential Reference opinion, examine the constitutional limits on the Governor’s silence and the case for a statutory timeline. Examine.
Article 324 left the appointment of the Election Commission to a future law of Parliament. In the light of the CEC and Other ECs Appointment Act 2023 and the Anoop Baranwal judgment, examine whether the present mechanism secures the umpire’s independence. Critically analyse.
India sits on the boundary of two tectonic plates and the consequences for hazard governance are not limited to earthquakes. Discuss.