Model Prisons Act 2023 Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has prepared a Model Prisons Act, 2023, to replace the existing 130-year-old colonial law governing prisons. The Act is being introduced following the spate of killings and gang violence within prisons, such as the recent murder of Tillu […]
Old Parliament building saw the Supreme Court’s earliest sittings Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Concept: After its inauguration on January 28, 1950, the Supreme Court commenced its sittings in a part of the Parliament House. The Court moved into the present building on Tilak Marg in 1958. We take a look at its history. […]
Independence of judiciary is part of basic structure of Constitution: SC Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The Supreme Court has held that the independence of district judiciary is part of the basic structure of the Constitution and judicial independence from the executive and the legislature requires the judiciary to have a […]
CAG team works to increase synergy among ministries Subject : Polity Section: constitutional body Concept : A team of CAG held a brainstorming session with senior officers of central ministries with a view to facilitating the identification of systemic issues and potential areas for improvement. The CAG team was headed by Deputy Comptroller […]
Parliament buildings and Constitutional provisions Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Concept : The BJP and the Congress have locked horns over the upcoming inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri alleging that the Congress is “generously misquoting” from the Constitution and “lacks in […]
CJI Chandrachud condemns ‘forum shopping’: What is this practice? Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: I will not permit forum shopping”, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud last week to a litigant appearing before him What is practice of forum shopping? When litigants or lawyers attempt to deliberately move their case to […]
Case against BBC Modi documentary in Delhi HC Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The Delhi High Court Monday sought the BBC’s stand on a suit moved by a public trust called Justice on Trial, which claimed that a documentary by the news organisation on Narendra Modi “casts a slur on the […]
Post of Deputy CM Subject : Polity Section: Executive Concept : K Shivakumar sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka Details: Appointment of a Deputy CM has been a long-standing feature of Indian politics. The post of Deputy CM represents a political compromise that often follows the formation of a coalition government […]
No immunity for president as a contract party Subject : Polity Section: Executive Concept : The Supreme Court of India held that immunity cannot be claimed by the government from the application of law to a contract only because one of the parties to it is the President of India. It was also […]
Supreme Court at full strength Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Concept : Chief Justice of India Y. Chandrachud administered the oath of office to Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan, bringing the Supreme Court of India back to its full strength of 34 judges. The Supreme Court of India comprises the Chief […]