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Meerut Conspiracy

The  Meerut Conspiracy Case  was a controversial court case initiated in British period in March 1929 and decided in 1933. Several Trade Union leaders including three Britisher were arrested for organizing an Indian railway strike. The British Government convicted 33 leftist trade union leaders under a false lawsuit. The trial immediately caught attention in England. Background British Government was worried about the growing influence of socialist idea in India. They were also convinced that these ideas are propogated by Communist Party of India. Dange along with 32 persons were arrested on or about 20 March 1929  and were put on trial under Section 121A of the IPC, which declares: Whoever within British India conspires to commit any of the offenses punishable by Section 121 or to deprive the King of the sovereignty of British India or any part thereof, or conspires to overawe, by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force, the Government of India or any local Government, s
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ABOUT UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

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                                            The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is the central recruiting agency in India. It is an independent constitutional body in the sense that it has been directly created by the Constitution. Articles 315 to 323 in Part XIV of the Constitution contain elaborate provisions regarding the composition, appointment and removal of members along with the independence, powers and functions of the UPSC. COMPOSITION :- The UPSC consists of a chairman and other members appointed by the president of India. The strength of commission is discretion of President of India, who decides the composition ( usually 9-11 member are there in commission including chairman) QUALIFICATION :-  No qualifications are prescribed for the Commission’s membership except that one-half of the members of the Commission should be such persons who have held office for at least ten years either under the Government of India or under the government of a state. The C
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