CSE · GS-2Official PYQ · CSE 2015 · Q4Polity · Indian Constitution · 12.5 marks · 200 words

English

Khap Panchayats have been in the news for functioning as extra-constitutional authorities, often delivering pronouncements amounting to human rights violations. Discuss critically the actions taken by the legislative, executive and the judiciary to set the things right in this regard.

हिन्दी

खाप पंचायतें संविधानेतर प्राधिकरणों के तौर पर प्रकार्य करने, अक्सर मानवाधिकार उल्लंघनों की कोटि में आने वाले निर्णयों को देने के कारण खबरों में बनी रही हैं। इस संबंध में स्थिति को ठीक करने के लिये विधानमंडल, कार्यपालिका और न्यायपालिका द्वारा की गई कार्रवाइयों पर समालोचनात्मक चर्चा कीजिये।

#Women #Caste #Fundamental Rights #Violence against Women

Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. No UPSC scan of this paper found. English settled question by question by majority of three copies (Unacademy/Anantam compilation, Drishti IAS’s bilingual retype, ForumIAS); Hindi transcribed from Drishti’s copy, https://www.drishtiias.com/hindi/images/pdf/GS-2-2015.pdf.

Syllabus

Polity · Indian Constitution

Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.

CSE syllabus →Full CSE 2015 GS-2 paper →More on #Women →More on #Caste →More on #Fundamental Rights →

Khap Panchayats have been in the news for functioning as extra-constitutional authorities, often delivering pronouncements amounting to human rights violations. Discuss critically the actions taken by the legislative, executive and the judiciary to set the things right in this regard.

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