Women-only courts for alternative dispute resolution Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Concept : The Centre is launching a unique initiative of setting up women-only courts – Nari Adalats – at the village level as an alternate dispute resolution forum for issues like domestic violence, property rights and countering the patriarchal system. About the […]
Manipur HC to hear Internet ban today; SC declines to intervene Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The Supreme Court on July 6 refrained from intervening in a petition challenging the “mechanical and repeated shutdown” of internet services in Manipur, noting that a Division Bench of the Manipur High Court is already hearing […]
Madras HC declares election of Theni MP as null and void Subject : Polity Section: Elections Concept : The Madras High Court on Thursday declared as “null and void”, the 2019 election of expelled AIADMK member O P Ravindhranath from Tamil Nadu’s Theni parliamentary constituency while allowing an election petition filed against him. […]
Personal Data Protection Bill gets Cabinet approval Subject : Polity Section: Legislation in news Context: Personal Data Protection Bill gets cabinet nod, major provisions retained Key Points: The bill has been approved by the cabinet, to be tabled in Parliament. Government has retained the major provisions of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection […]
Uddhav camp says Speaker delaying disqualification process Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Concept : Shiv Sena (UBT) has once again knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court, seeking direction to the Maharashtra assembly speaker to expeditiously adjudicate the disqualification petitions filed against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other Sena MLAs, who had […]
NCP lurches as Ajit Pawar claims party and symbol Subject: Polity Section: Elections Concept : A day after the split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), party supremo Sharad Pawar on Monday announced the expulsion of Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare, MPs, for “antiparty activities”. Ajit Pawar said the majority of MLAs were […]