(a) Election: (i)All the elected Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of State Legislative Assemblies (MLA) elect the President. (ii) A candidate standing for President's post has to get a majority of votes to win the Election. (iii) This ensures that the President can be seen to represent the enRead more
(a) Election: (i)All the elected Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of State
Legislative Assemblies (MLA) elect the President.
(ii) A candidate standing for President’s post has to get a majority of votes to win the Election.
(iii) This ensures that the President can be seen to represent the entire nation.
(b) Powers : The President has many powers. There is nothing that he cannot do.
(i) All governmental activities take place in the name of the President.
(ii) All laws and major policy, decisions of the government are issued in his/her name.
(iii) All major appointments are made in the name of the President. These include the appointment of tire Chief Justice of India, the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the State-s, the Governors of the States, the Election Commissioners, ambassadors to other countries, etc.
(iv) All international treaties and agreements are made in the name of the President.
(v) The President is the supreme commander of the defence forces of India.
(c) Position: However, All these powers are exercised on the advice of the Council of Ministers. The President can ask tire Council of Ministers to reconsider its advice. But if the same advice is given again, he/she is bound to act according to it. It may be mentioned here that the President uses his/her discretion to appoint the Prime Minister, in case no party or coalition
gets majority in Lok Sabha. In such a case? the President can ask the newly appointed prime Minister to prove majority support in the Lok Sabha within a specified time. On the whole, it can be said that the President is a nominal head and his/her position is like the queen of England. He/she is head of the state and not of the government.
(i) Highest Court: The Supreme Court is the highest court in India. High Court is the highest court in a state. (ii) Appointment of Judges: The Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and in consultation with Chief Justice of theRead more
(i) Highest Court: The Supreme Court is the highest court in India. High Court is the highest court in a state.
(ii) Appointment of Judges: The Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are
appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and in consultation with Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In practice, it means the senior judges of the Supreme Court select the new judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts.
The senior most judge of the Supreme Court is usually appointed as the Chief Justice.
(iii) Removal: A judge can be removed only by an impeachment motion passed separately by two-thirds members of the two Houses of the Parliament
(iv) Jurisdiction: (a) Interpretation of the Constitution: The Supreme High courts Court and have the power to interpret the constitution of the country.
(b) It decides the disputes between citizens of the country, between citizens and government, between two or more state governments and between governments at the union and State level.
(c) Judicial review: The courts can declare any law or actions of the executive invalid if they find such a law or action against the Constitution.
(d) Basic principles: The Supreme Court has also declared that the basic principles of the Constitution cannot be changed by the parliament.
(e) Guardian of the Fundamental Rights: The citizens can approach the courts to seek remedy in case of any violation of their rights. The Constitution provides right to constitutional remedies to the citizens. The courts have the power to issue writs in the matter.
(f) Public Interest Litigation: In recent years, the Courts have given various judgments to protect public interest and human rights.
In view of the above powers of the Supreme Court it is considered as the most powerful in the world.
Describe the election, powers and position of the President of India.
(a) Election: (i)All the elected Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of State Legislative Assemblies (MLA) elect the President. (ii) A candidate standing for President's post has to get a majority of votes to win the Election. (iii) This ensures that the President can be seen to represent the enRead more
(a) Election: (i)All the elected Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of State
See lessLegislative Assemblies (MLA) elect the President.
(ii) A candidate standing for President’s post has to get a majority of votes to win the Election.
(iii) This ensures that the President can be seen to represent the entire nation.
(b) Powers : The President has many powers. There is nothing that he cannot do.
(i) All governmental activities take place in the name of the President.
(ii) All laws and major policy, decisions of the government are issued in his/her name.
(iii) All major appointments are made in the name of the President. These include the appointment of tire Chief Justice of India, the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the State-s, the Governors of the States, the Election Commissioners, ambassadors to other countries, etc.
(iv) All international treaties and agreements are made in the name of the President.
(v) The President is the supreme commander of the defence forces of India.
(c) Position: However, All these powers are exercised on the advice of the Council of Ministers. The President can ask tire Council of Ministers to reconsider its advice. But if the same advice is given again, he/she is bound to act according to it. It may be mentioned here that the President uses his/her discretion to appoint the Prime Minister, in case no party or coalition
gets majority in Lok Sabha. In such a case? the President can ask the newly appointed prime Minister to prove majority support in the Lok Sabha within a specified time. On the whole, it can be said that the President is a nominal head and his/her position is like the queen of England. He/she is head of the state and not of the government.
Describe the composition and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India.
(i) Highest Court: The Supreme Court is the highest court in India. High Court is the highest court in a state. (ii) Appointment of Judges: The Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and in consultation with Chief Justice of theRead more
(i) Highest Court: The Supreme Court is the highest court in India. High Court is the highest court in a state.
See less(ii) Appointment of Judges: The Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are
appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and in consultation with Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In practice, it means the senior judges of the Supreme Court select the new judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts.
The senior most judge of the Supreme Court is usually appointed as the Chief Justice.
(iii) Removal: A judge can be removed only by an impeachment motion passed separately by two-thirds members of the two Houses of the Parliament
(iv) Jurisdiction: (a) Interpretation of the Constitution: The Supreme High courts Court and have the power to interpret the constitution of the country.
(b) It decides the disputes between citizens of the country, between citizens and government, between two or more state governments and between governments at the union and State level.
(c) Judicial review: The courts can declare any law or actions of the executive invalid if they find such a law or action against the Constitution.
(d) Basic principles: The Supreme Court has also declared that the basic principles of the Constitution cannot be changed by the parliament.
(e) Guardian of the Fundamental Rights: The citizens can approach the courts to seek remedy in case of any violation of their rights. The Constitution provides right to constitutional remedies to the citizens. The courts have the power to issue writs in the matter.
(f) Public Interest Litigation: In recent years, the Courts have given various judgments to protect public interest and human rights.
In view of the above powers of the Supreme Court it is considered as the most powerful in the world.
Fill in the blanks: When light falls at critical angle on the surface of a rarer medium while coming from a denser medium, the refracting angle is…….
90°
90°
See lessFill in the blanks: Hypermetropic eye is corrected by using …………lens.
Hypermetropic eye is corrected by using Convex lens.
Hypermetropic eye is corrected by using Convex lens.
See lessFill in the blanks: Bi-focal lens is used to correct ……….. refractive error.
Bi-focal lens is used to correct Presbyopic refractive error.
Bi-focal lens is used to correct Presbyopic refractive error.
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