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Separation of Powers

9 questions

2025

  1. 2025 · GS2 · 10 marksCompare and contrast the President's power to pardon in India and in the USA. Are there any limits to it in both the countries? What are preemptive pardons?
  2. 2025 · GS2 · 10 marksComment on the need of administrative tribunals as compared to the court system. Assess the impact of the recent tribunal reforms through rationalization of tribunals made in 2021.

2024

  1. 2024 · GS2 · 10 marksExplain and distinguish between Lok Adalats and Arbitration Tribunals. Whether they entertain civil as well as criminal cases?
  2. 2024 · GS2 · 15 marksDiscuss India as a secular state and compare it with the secular principles of the US constitution.

2023

  1. 2023 · GS2 · 10 marksCompare and contrast the British and Indian approaches to parliamentary sovereignty.

2020

  1. 2020 · GS2 · 15 marksJudicial legislation is antithetical to the doctrine of separation of powers as envisaged in the Indian Constitution. In this context justify the filing of a large number of public interest petitions praying for issuing guidelines to executive authorities.

2019

  1. 2019 · GS2 · 10 marksThe Central Administration Tribunal which was established for the redressal of grievances and complaints by or against the central government employees, nowadays is exercising its powers as an independent judicial authority.
  2. 2019 · GS2 · 10 marksDo you think that the constitution of India does not accept the principle of strict separation of powers rather it is based on the principle of ‘checks and balance’?

2018

  1. 2018 · GS2 · 15 marksHow far do you agree with the view that tribunals curtail the jurisdiction of ordinary courts? In view of the above, discuss the constitutional validity and competency of the tribunals in India.