SC junks plea seeking bar on twin candidature in polls Subject: Polity Section: Elections Context: A PIL was filed to restrict a candidate from contesting the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections simultaneously from more than one constituency. Details: The SC said in the absence of any manifest arbitrariness in Section 33(7) of the […]

    SC Allows Adoption of Child of 20-Year-old Student who Sought Abortion of 29-Week Pregnancy Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: The Supreme Court invoked its extraordinary power under Article 142 to allow the adoption of a child after the delivery of a 20-year-old student who was carrying a 29-week unwanted pregnancy. Solicitor General Tushar […]

    Govt can seek rethink on collegium recommendations Subject : Polity Section :Judiciary Concept : Asserting that the Union government can seek a reconsideration of the names recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium (SCC), Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha that there are 18 such cases. Collegium system and the government role […]

    Judicial majoritarianism Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Concept : Against the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court judgement on demonetisation, the majority judgement of the Court on issues had been criticised while the minority judgement by Justice Nagarathna is being acclaimed. Background A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld the government’s […]

    Decriminalisation of adultery doesn’t apply on armed forces: SC Subject: Polity Section: Msc Concept: Armed forces would be at liberty to initiate disciplinary proceedings against officers and personnel for adultery notwithstanding that the Supreme Court had decriminalised the offence in 2018. On Tuesday, a five-judge constitution bench clarified that in the judgment on […]

    Kerala Bar Council seeks lawyer explanation on charge of bribing judges Subject : Polity Section :Judiciary Concept : Acting on a complaint forwarded from the Union Law Ministry, the Bar Council of Kerala on Monday decided to initiate a probe into the allegation that Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association president Saiby Jose Kidangoor […]

    Centre to roll out process to set up 16th Finance Commission soon Subject: Polity Section: National  body Concept: The Union Government is expected to initiate the process of establishing the 16th Finance Commission. The Finance Commission is a constitutional body that is tasked with recommending the revenue-sharing model between the Union and the […]