UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS-DAILY CAPSULE-AUG 15 2017
CLICK HERE TO SEE DATE WISE CURRENT AFFAIRS Centre likely to differ with J&K on Article 35A. News: The Centre is likely to take a divergent opinion from that of the Jammu and Kashmir government on Article 35A, on the grounds that it discriminates against women who marry outside the State from applying for jobs or buying property, which is in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. Article 14: “The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.” Article 35A: Article 35A of the Indian Constitution is an article that empowers the Jammu and Kashmir state's legislature to define “permanent residents” of the state and provide special rights and privileges to those permanent residents. It is added to the Constitution…




