Syllabus: Polity Source: TH Context: The Supreme Court is hearing petitions seeking a lifetime ban on convicted individuals from contesting elections, reigniting the debate on decriminalizing politics and ensuring probity in public life. What Does the RPA Act, 1951 Say About Contesting Elections? Section 8(3): Disqualifies individuals convicted of criminal offenses and sentenced to imprisonment …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Context: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has assured petitioners that the Supreme Court will take up for hearing a pending plea challenging the …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Context: Electoral bonds worth ₹1,213 crore were sold by the SBI in January. Most of them (₹784.84 crore) were encashed in the New Delhi branch, …
