LOK ADALAT Subject : Polity Section :Judiciary Concept : Transwomen, acid attack survivors don new roles at first national Lok Adalat in Delhi’s courts. This is the first Lok Adalat held this year by the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) at trial courts. This year, DSLSA has asked trans people, acid attack […]
Can’t ask collegium to rethink decision while applying judicial review: SC Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Concept: Supreme Court said on Friday while holding that it cannot quash the recommendation or call upon its collegium to reconsider its decision on appointment of judges while exercising power of judicial review. The apex court, which had […]
Article 105 of Constitution Subject : Polity Section :Parliament Concept : Protesting against the expunction of parts of his speech on the motion of thanks on the President’s Address, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has argued that MPs have freedom of speech, and that he did not […]
Article 356 Subject : Polity Section :Federalism Concept : Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled in Rajya Sabha that Congress governments at the Centre had dismissed 90 state governments by “misusing” Article 356 of the Constitution, and that former PM Indira Gandhi had “misused” it 50 times to dismiss elected state governments. Article 356 […]
P.T. Usha chairs Rajya Sabha amid thumping by members Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Concept : PT Usha, nominated member of the Rajya sabha, presided over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of Chairman and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar. In December 2022, Usha became the first nominated member in the history […]
Constitution doesn’t allow aldermen right to vote, says SC Subject: Polity Section :Local Government( PRI/ULB) Concept : The Supreme Court while issuing notice to the Lieutenant-Governor and the pro tem presiding officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has held that the Constitution does not allow aldermen (nominated members of a municipality) […]
6775 URLs blocked in 2022 Subject: Polity Section :Msc Concept: A committee to consider blocking requests under the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information for Public) Rules, 2009, met 53 times in 2022, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology told Parliament. An RTI response obtained by the […]
‘Virginity Test’ on Accused Unconstitutional Subject : Polity Section : Constitution Concept : The Delhi high court ruled that running a ‘virginity test’ on a female accused or detainee is unconstitutional and inhuman, and a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution. Not only does such a test interfere with a woman’s bodily […]
DGP Appointment Subject :Polity Section : Msc Concept : The Nagaland government on Saturday issued an order appointing Rupin Sharma as Director General of the state police, and relieved him of the charge of Home Guards and civil defence. Background On January 23, the Supreme Court had directed the Nagaland government to appoint […]
NCST functioning with less than 50% of sanctioned strength: Ministry in LS Subject : Polity Section :National Body ( Constitutional body) Concept: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) was established by amending Article 338 and inserting a new Article 338A in the Constitution through the Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 2003. By this […]