The Supreme Court has applied the doctrine of colourable legislation in the K.C. Gajapti vs state of Orissa case. The doctrine of colourable... View Article
Doctrine of Pleasure: Download Now! The doctrine of pleasure has its origins in English law. In England, the moral rule is that a civil... View Article
The doctrine of Prospective Overruling originated in the American Judicial System. It dictates that a decision made in a particular case would... View Article
The doctrine of pith and substance is used to determine under which head of power a given piece of legislation falls. It holds that the union and... View Article
The first World War was won by the Allies consisting of the United Kingdom, France, United States, Japan, Italy. They defeated the Central Powers... View Article
The Hartog Commission was appointed by Viceroy Lord Irwin. The Hartog Commission was appointed in 1929 to survey on the growth of education in... View Article
The Mudaliar Commission was an education commission set up with the aim of examining the system of secondary education in India. Its main purpose... View Article
The Radha Krishna Commission was a commission set up to look into the condition of Indian University Education and suggest improvements and... View Article
The Raleigh Commission was set up to inquire into the condition and prospects of universities in India and to recommend proposals for improving... View Article
The Sadler Commission was a commission set up to inquire into the conditions and prospects of the University of Calcutta. Some of the main... View Article
The main reason for the Anglicist- Orientalist controversy was the difference in opinion with regards to the kind of education the native... View Article
The Orientalist-Anglicist controversy was a controversy regarding the nature of education that the British-East India company was to impart to... View Article
The Orientalist-Anglicist controversy was a controversy regarding the nature of education that the British-East India company was to impart to... View Article
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) was set up in October 1926. It was set up under the Government of India Act, 1919 and the strong... View Article
The three divisions approved by Sir Charles Aitchison were imperial, provincial and subordinate civil services. The Aitchison Commission was set... View Article
The Welby Commission was a group set up by the British Government to investigate wasteful spending in India. Apparently the Welby commission is... View Article
The Aitchison Commission of 1886 made the following recommendations with regards to civil service: The maximum age of entry in Civil Service was... View Article
The Lee Commission was a body appointed under the chairmanship of Lord Lee of Fareham by the British Government in 1923. Its purpose was to... View Article
Warren Hastings is credited for laying the foundations of the Civil Services in India while it was Charles Cornwallis who reformed and modernized... View Article
