UPSC Mains 2015Question 4General Studies 2Polity200 words
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. (Answer in 200 words)
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