UNITARY FEATURES OF THE CONSTITUTION. [PART 3]: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 26 November 2021

◇ In spite of a dual polity, the Constitution of India, like that of Canada, adopted the system of single citizenship.

◇ All citizens irrespective of the state in which they are born or reside enjoy the same rights all over the country.

◇ The Indian Constitution has established an integrated judicial system with the Supreme Court at the top and the state high courts below it. This single system of courts enforces both the Central laws as well as the state laws.

◇ In India, the Centre and the states have their separate public services. But, in addition, there are all-India services (IAS, IPS, and IFS) which are common to both the Centre and the states.

◇ The members of these services are recruited and trained by the Centre which also possess ultimate control over them.