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Many parents with affordable means prefer their children to join a boarding school to their studying in a day-time government or public school. One of the many reasons given for this preference is that living in a hostel is necessary for discipline, academic excellence and inculcating self-discipline.One other reason is an extremely busy schedule of both the parents which forces them to part with their children, when they are young, and send them to boarding schools. Yet another factor could be the fact that both the parents are employed in different parts of the country.But nobody can deny the fact, and the actual story from the mouth of a boarder can be really moving that the children who are sent to such schools tend to suffer a lot from home­sickness…

Legislature, executive and judiciary are said to be the three pillars of democracy. Some people even believe that judiciary is the protector of democracy. For the last many years judiciary has upheld the true values of justice in India. But now, it appears that this strong pillar is shaking.The judges-worshipped like gods and thought to be incorruptible-are facing charges of corruption, manipulation and immoral practices.The Chief Justice of India, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan has asked the Chief Justice of High Courts to follow a judicial resolution and declare their assets. He has also circulated a restatement of values of judicial life-a 16-point set of guidelines on ‘do’s and don’ts for judges’ among all the judges-to make judiciary clean, strong and worthy of respect. Image Source : pakinside.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The apex judicial…

Appointment: The appointment of auditors is dealt with in section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956, the provisions of which are as under: Every company, even a private company, must appoint an auditor or auditors to audit its Annual Accounts. There are following three authorities to appoint auditors: Image Source: stratheskmedicalpractice.co.uk ADVERTISEMENTS: 1. Directors: The first auditors of a newly floated company are appointed by the Board of Directors within one month of the registration of the company, and the auditors so appointed shall hold office till the conclusion of the First Annual General Meeting. The Directors are also empowered to fill any casual vacancy in the office of an auditor except one which is caused by prior resignation. The auditor so appointed shall hold office until the conclusion of…

Remuneration of an Auditor: The general rule is that the appointing authority is authorized to fix the remuneration of an auditor. According to the provisions of section 224(8), the arrangement may be described as under: ADVERTISEMENTS: (1) If an auditor is appointed by the Board of Directors or the Central Government, his remuneration is to be fixed by the Board or Central Government as the case may be. (2) In other cases, the remuneration of the auditor shall be fixed by the company in General Meeting or in such a manner as the company in General Meeting may determine. For this purpose, the expression ‘remuneration’ includes any sums paid by the company in respect of the auditor’s expenses. Image Source: cpaorlando.net ADVERTISEMENTS: Qualifications of an Auditor: According to section 226…

Some critic’s have challenged the concept of the welfare State. While one critic calls it as the “broker’s view of the State”, the other critic thinks that it has acted as a ‘shock-absorber’ in order keep the continued survival of the unjust capitalist system. The following are some of the criticisms. i) Undue Importance to bureaucracy: Bureaucracy is given undue impotence in a welfare State. Expansion of the State activities results in the concentration of powers in the hands of the bureaucrats. They become very powerful and act like despots.” Image Source: leapcs.ca ADVERTISEMENTS: ii) Unsuitable to a poor country : As a huge ‘amount of money is needed for welfare measures, poor countries can hardly afford it. If they borrow from rich countries, their conditions become worse as they…

RLEGP was introduced on August 15, 1983, with the objective of (a) improving and expanding employment opportunities for the rural landless with a view to providing guarantee of employment to at least one member of every landless household up to 100 days in a year and (b) creating durable assets for strengthening the infrastructure so as to meet the growing requirements of the rural economy.An outlay of Rs. 500 crores to be fully financed by the Central Government was provided under this programme in the sixth Plan. The implementation of the programme was entrusted to the states and union territories, but they were required to prepare specific projects for approval by a central committee.During 1983-85, the central committee approved 320 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 906.59 crores. The…

There is a subtle difference between the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers is a bigger body which includes all categories of Ministers. All Ministers and Deputy Ministers are the members of the Council of Ministers.The Cabinet is a smaller body which consists of a few important senior ministers who are in charge of separate departments. The Cabinet is described as “a wheel within a wheel”. It s the nucleus of the Council of Ministers. ADVERTISEMENTS: The Cabinet Ministers are the senior most members of the Council of Ministers. It is left for the Prime Minister to decide who should be included in the Cabinet. The Cabinet is usually a smaller body consisting of nearly 10 to 20 persons.The Ministers of the State are not members…

The High Court of a State enjoys certain jurisdictions throughout the State. The Parliament may make a provision for a common High Court for two or more States or extend the jurisdiction of a High Court to one or more Union Territories.The jurisdiction of Calcutta High Court extends to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Kerala High Court has jurisdiction over Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. ADVERTISEMENTS: Haryana and Punjab have a common High Court at Chandigarh. The Constitution does not attempt a detailed classification of different types of jurisdiction of the High Courts as it has done in case of the Supreme Court.This is mainly because of the fact that during the time of the framing of the Constitution, most of the High Courts in British governed provinces…

Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi, the father of nation popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu was born on 2nd Oct. 1869.His father Karam Chand Gandhi was the Diwan of Rajkot state. His mother Putlibai was “a religious and pious lady.At the age of seven he went to school. He was an average student. He was always regular and punc­tual in his class. ADVERTISEMENTS: At the age of thirteen he was married to Kasturba. After Matriculation and college studies he went to England to study law.There he became barrister and returned home. He started his practice at Bombay and then he went to Rajkot, but he was not a successful lawyer. Image Source: a1.files.biography.comIn one case he had to go to South Africa. There he stayed for twenty one years.…

The Republic Day is also celebrated as a National Festival like Independence day. The significance of this day is that a pledge was taken on 26th January, 1930 on the bank of river Ravi to attain ‘Swaraj’ was fulfilled on this day in the year 1950.India became a sovereign, democratic republic. On this day all Government offices, factories insti­tutions and shops and establishments remain closed.This day is celebrated throughout the country. People assemble at one place and offer salute to the National Flag. ADVERTISEMENTS: In Delhi people from different places come to witness the Republic day celebration at India Gate. Pipe railings are fixed on both sides of the route from where the procession passes.The entire route is decorated with National Flags. A good sitting arrangement is made for the…