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IMPORTANT OFFICES OF INDIA   *OFFICES -MINIMUM AGE-MAXIMUM AGE  *President-35 -Nil  *Vice President -35-Nil *PM-25-Nil  *Ministers-25-Nil  *Loksabha Speaker-25-Nil  *Loksabha Deputy Speaker -25-Nil  *Deputy Chairman of Rajyasabha-30-Nil  *Chief Justice of India-Nil-65  *Other Judges of Supreme Court-Nil-65  *MP Loksabha -25-Nil  *MP Rajyasabha-30-Nil  *Attorney General of India-Nil-65  *Comptroller and Auditor General-Nil-65  *Chairman and members of UPSC-Nil-65  *Governor of state-35-Nil  *Chief minister of state-25-Nil  *Speaker of LA -25-Nil Deputy Speaker of LA-25-Nil *Chairman of LC-30-Nil *Deputy Chairman of LC-30-Nil *MLA-25-Nil *MLC-30-Nil  *Advocate General of State-Nil-62  *Chairman and members of State PSC-Nil-62  *Chief justice of High Court and other Justice of High Court-Nil-62  CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES OF INDIA   *OFFICE-ELECTION/APPOINTMENT BY-OATH-RESIGNATION  *President-Electoral college consisting of Elected member of Parliament and Legislative Assembly-Chief Justice o

NON CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES   *They are not present in Constitution but enacted by an act of Parliment  *They are Statutory Bodies  LOKPAL   *Established under 2013 Lokpal  Act *Administrative Reform Commission Recommended  *Lokpal First coined by L.M.Singhvi *1 Chairperson and not exceeding 8 members (50%from Judicial and 50% from SC,ST,OBC, Minorities and Women's)  *Search Commitee prepare panel of list, Selection Commitee (PM+Speaker,Leader of Opposition+Chief Justice of India)will recommend names and President will appoint those members  *Salaries and allowance for Chairperson is same as to Chief Justice of India and Members is same as to judge of Supreme Court  *Jurisdiction-Wide range of public servants,PM,Ministers,MPs and Group A,B,C,D employees of Central Government  *Exception-In PM regarding International Relation,External and  Internal security,Public order,Atomic Energy,Space.Complaigns against PM not to be probed unless 2/3 members approved it  *Enquiry-Preliminary inqu

  CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES   *Derive powers and authorities from Constitution of India  *They are mentioned in Indian Constitution  UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION   *Article 315 to 323  *Part 14  *Chairman and members are appointed by president of india *Term is 6 years or 65 years of age  *Article 319-Removed by President of India on basis of insolvency,Office of profit or infirmity of minds or body and Misbehavior (Supreme court is binding in nature for removal)  *Resignation letter to President of India *Chairman of UPSC is not eligible for reappointment,but members can appoint as chairman of UPSC(or) Member (or) Chairman of  State public Service Commission and he cannot reappoint as members of UPSC again  *Salary is from Charged Expenditure of Consolidated Fund of India *Chairman and members not eligible for further employment in Government of India or any State  *Function of UPSC-Conducts examinations for appointment of All India Service,Central Service and service for Union Territo

LOCAL GOVERNMENT   *Election for Local government is conducted by State Election Commission *Panchayati Raj for Rural area and Municipality for Urban area  PANCHAYATI RAJ   *Part 5 in Indian Constitution  *Rural Local self Government  *Ministry Concerned-Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj *73 rd CAA 1992(Schedule 11) *Article 243 -243O *Democratic Decentralization  *Objective-Peoples participation in development  *Article 243G There are 29 Functional items  *Article 40-DPSP(State should takes steps to organize Village Panchayat) EVOLUTION OF PANCHAYATI RAJ   *Balwant Rai Mehta comittee-Appointed at January 1957,to examine working of Community Development Program (1952) recommends 3 tier Panchayati Raj System  *Village Panchayat(Directly elected members),Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad(Indirectly elected members)  *District Collector will be the Chairman of Zilla Parishad ,It is Advisory,Coordinating and Supervisory body  *Rajasthan was the first state to establish Pan

INDIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM   *Integrated Judiciary  *Independent Judiciary  *Supreme court,High Courts, Subordinate Courts  SUPREME COURT   *Part 5  *Article 124 to 147  *Article 124-Establishment of Supreme Court *From 28 January 1950(GOI Act 1935)  *It's present seat is at Delhi however Chief Justice of India can declare any place as Seat of Supreme Court  *Custodian of Constitution of India  *Parliment cannot curtail Jurisdiction of Supreme court but can Expand  *Composition of Judges-From 2019 34(previously 31) including Chief Justice of India  *Chief Justice of India and Judges of Supreme court are appointed by President of India  *Qualification-Should be Citizen of india,Judge of High Court for atleast 5 years or Advocate of High Court for atleast 10 years or distinguished jurist in opinion of president  *Oath administered by President of India  *Tenure-Untill 65 years of age  *He can give Resignation letter to President,He can also remove by Parliment on grounds of 1) Misbehavio

FEDERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION   *Dual polity  *Written Constitution  *Division of powers(Union list (100)(97),State list(61)(66), Concurrent list(52)(47)  *Rigid Constitution(Need special majority to to amend Constitution) *Supremacy of the constitution  *Independent Judiciary  *Bicameralism  UNITARY FEAUTURES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION   *Strong Centre  *State can be destructible  *Single constitution  *Flexibility constitution(Simple majority to amend Constitution)  *No equality of state representation  *Emergency Provisions  *Single Citizenship  *Integrated Judiciary (Supreme court and High Court both can hear cases both central and state laws)  *All india service (IAS,IPS,IFS) *Integrated Audit Machinery (Comptroller and Auditor General can audit Union and State Government)  *Authority over state list(Rajyasabha can ask Parliment to enact laws on state list) *Integrated Election(Election commission of India conducts Election for President,Vice President, State Legislature and