How can a juvenile be tried as an adult in Court? Subject : Polity Section: Msc Concept : The National Commission for Protection of Children (NCPCR) has recently issued guidelines for conducting a preliminary assessment by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) […]
EC should keep political parties in loop about defective VVPATs: Congress Subject: Polity Section: Elections Context: The Congress slammed the Election Commission (EC) for not keeping political parties in loop as reports emerge that the EC has identified 6.5 lakh Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines as defective. Concept: The Voter Verifiable […]
TN assembly amends factories act 1948 Subject :Polity Section: msc Concept : Tamil Nadu Assembly passed an amendment to the Factories Act, 1948, to enable exemption to industries from the present norms on maximum work hours, holidays and overtime wages as defined in the Act. According to the amendment, the exemption can be […]
SC Slams sections of Special Marriage Act Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The Supreme Court said provisions of the Special Marriage Act which mandate a 30 day notice of intent to marry is steeped in patriarchy and expose vulnerable couples to an “invasion” by society. Sections of the act Section 5 […]
Key SC verdicts that moved the needle on LGBTQ rights Subject : Polity Section :Constitution Concept : Recently, the Supreme Court started to hear a batch of pleas seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages. On the second day of the hearing, the court heard arguments on the changing legal landscape on LGBTQ rights […]
Additional Judges Subject : Polity Section: judiciary Concept : The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the names of six additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court for appointment as permanent judges. The additional judges are Justices Vikas Bahl, Vikas Suri, Sandeep Moudgil, Vinod Sharma (Bhardwaj), Pankaj Jain and Jasjit Singh Bedi. […]
Delay in 2021 Census by at least 3 years Subject: Polity Section: Msc Context: The country’s Census enumeration that was scheduled to take place in 2021 has been pushed to 2024-25 until further orders. More about Census 2021 It will be the 15th Indian Census. It will be conducted in two phases, house […]
Nagaland’s Municipal Tightrope Subject : Polity Section: PRI Concept : Due to the pressure from the Supreme Court, the current Nagaland government after consulting various stakeholders such as churches, NGOs, and tribal bodies, established the ground for conducting elections in March 2022. The State Election Commission March notified the election dates. However, the […]
Same sex couples’ right to marry’ Subject :Polity Section: Constitution Context: A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, began hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same sex marriage. More about the news: A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by […]