CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT Subject : National Legislations Context : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that a parliamentary committee on subordinate legislation had granted it extension till April 9 to frame the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 rules. Concept : The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 seeks to […]

    PERSONAL INFORMATION UNDER RTI Subject : National Legislations Context : The court had on January 12 observed that the disclosure of interest regarding information being sought under RTI law would be necessary to establish the bonafides of an applicant. Concept : The Delhi High Court Friday clarified its recent observation regarding the necessity […]

    DNA BILL Subject : National Legislations Context :  MPs file dissent notes to Parliamentary Standing Committee’s report on DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2019. Concept : The Bill provides for the establishment of a National DNA Data Bank and Regional DNA Data Banks for states. DNA laboratories are required to share […]

    ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT Subject : National Legislations Context : The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has landed in trouble in the Karnataka High Court for claiming in a submission that the Environment Protection Act, 1986 was “passed by Parliament not only for protection of environment but also at the instance of foreign […]

    UAPA Subject: National Legislations Context: PDP youth wing leader Waheed Ur Rehman Para was Saturday granted bail by Special Judge Sunit Gupta, holding that “offences, particularly falling under Unlawful Activities Act (UAPA), are not prima facie made out against the applicant/accused”. Concept: Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act: Passed in 1967, the law aims at […]

Subject: National Legislations Context: Kalita is facing trial in a Northeast delhi riots case where the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) has been invoked against her over charges that she was part of a conspiracy that led to the riots. Concept: Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act: Passed in 1967, the law aims at effective prevention […]