Indian Polity

Sukumar Sen was India’s first Chief Election Commissioner and served from 1950 to 1958; he supervised the first general election of 1951–52.

The GST Council is chaired by the Union Finance Minister under Article 279A, inserted by the 101st Amendment Act, 2016.

The Santhanam Committee examined corruption and recommended institutional measures against corruption; it was appointed in 1962.

Indian constitutional languages are listed in the 8th Schedule; it currently contains 22 languages.

India’s constitutional and judicial institutions were strongly influenced by the English/UK system, including parliamentary government and the rule-of-law tradition.

The writ of Prohibition is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal to prevent it from exceeding its jurisdiction.

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines from 1953 until his death in 1957.

The ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity in the Preamble were inspired by the French Revolution; the French constitutional tradition influenced the framing of these ideals.

Zakir Husain was the first Indian President to die in office, on 3 May 1969.

The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A, establishing education for children aged 6–14 as a Fundamental Right; the RTE Act was enacted in 2009.