SC to review 1992 judgement barring police custody beyond 15 days Subject: polity Section :Judiciary Concept: The Supreme Court said that its existing position on whether an accused can be detained in police custody beyond a period of 15 days from the initial date of arrest needs a review. The case: The Central […]
Gujarat put MPLADS to best use in FY23; 4 UTs got no funds Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Under MPLADS MPs can recommend works of developmental nature with emphasis on the creation of durable community assets in the areas of drinking water, primary education, public health, sanitation and roads in their constituencies. MPLAD is a Central […]
SC’s grant of bail to Lakhimpur-Kheri deaths accused raises questions about how similar or lesser offences are treated Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary What is bail? Bail is the conditional release of a person held under legal custody in matters which are yet to be pronounced by the Court, by undertaking a promise to appear in the Court as and […]
States subsidy accounting must be transparent – CAG Subject : Polity Section: National body Concept : The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) of India, Girish Chandra Murmu, on Monday said the States must take measures to maintain proper accounting of subsidies, reduce fiscal deficits, remove revenue deficits and keep outstanding debts at an […]
Public Interest Immunity Claim Procedure Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Concept : The Supreme Court has expressed dissatisfaction with so-called “sealed cover jurisprudence” and has developed a process for “public interest immunity claims” as a less restrictive option for handling claims containing state secrets. Background The Kerala High Court’s decision upholding the order […]
TN Assembly resolution seeks ‘time limit’ for Governors to clear Bills Subject: Polity Section: Parliament The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution in which it criticized Raj Bhavan for stalling Bills and asked the Centre to fix a “specific time limit” for “Governors to give assent to Bills passed by the […]
AAP gets tag: How a ‘national party’ is defined Subject: Polity Section: Elections What is a national party? As the name suggests, a national party has a presence ‘nationally’, as opposed to a regional party whose presence is restricted to only a particular state or region. A certain stature is sometimes associated with […]
SC to hear identification of minorities at state level Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas seeking the identification of minorities at the state level. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ahsanuddin Amanullah will take up for hearing […]
Transfer of Criminal Cases Subject : Polity Concept : The Supreme Court in a recent judgement held that criminal cases under trial should be transferred from one State to another only in “exceptional circumstances”. The court opined that the power to transfer cases under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC) […]
MHA to provide financial assistance for prisoners Subject : Polity Concept : Recently, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched a scheme which envisages monetary aid to poor inmates who are unable to afford the penalty or the bail amount. About the initiative: In line with one of the announcements of the Union […]