CCI can get around quorum by applying ‘doctrine of necessity’: Experts Subject: Polity Section: Constitution framework Concept: With the Competition Commission of India (CCI) continuing to be headless and quorum-less for the last three months, putting approval of M&A deals on hold and potentially derailing PE/ VC and FDI flows, legal experts have […]
Kollam is India’s first Constitution literate district Subject: Polity Section: Constitutional Framework Concept: Kollam will be officially declared India’s first Constitution literate district by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the authorities say the constitution literacy campaign will continue even after that. The Citizen Constitution Literacy campaign The campaign is launched to educate the […]
Marriage of minor girls : SC to check legality of personal laws Subject: Polity Section: Constitutional framework Concept: The Supreme Court decided to examine whether girls as young as 15 years can enter into wedlock on the basis of custom or personal law when such marriages constitute an offence in statutory law. The […]
Can give migrated minority status to Hindus: Delhi govt Subject : Polity Section: Constitutional Framework Concept : Hindus who migrated to the national capital from other regions may be accorded “migrated minority” status if they were a religious minority in their state of origin, the Delhi government has suggested as part of an […]
Under Constitution law declared by SC is binding on all parties Subject : Polity Section : Constitutional framework Concept : Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar’s public criticism of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) judgment may be seen as comments by a high constitutional authority against “the law of the land”. The Supreme […]
Industry seeks Ordinance to get around CCI quorum hurdle Subject : Polity Section : Statutory Organisations / Governance Concept : Domestic industry has knocked the doors of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) expressing concern over the delay in disposal of cases by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). They have informed the government […]
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act 1991 (GNCTD ACT) Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Concept : The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the need for having an elected government in Delhi after the Centre asserted the Union Territories are an extension of the Union which wants to administer them. A five-judge constitution […]
Women seek scrapping of Section 17 of CrPc Subject :Polity A women’s group demanded the repeal of Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure along with AFSPA Act. Section 197 of CrPc As per provisions of section 197 of CrPc, a sanction is required from the competent authority to prosecute public servants […]
Will not try curative plea in Bhopal gas leak case like a suit, says SC Subject :Polity A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court made it clear to the government that it will not “try” the curative petition of the Centre like a suit, by reopening a $470 million compensation settlement finalised with […]
‘Shamlat’ lands hold key to Dalit empowerment; alleviation of rural poverty in Punjab Subject: Polity Village common land: The concept of village common land dates back centuries in rural Indian tradition. The Supreme Court of India in its landmark judgement, Jagpal Singh & Ors v/s State of Punjab & Ors (2011) defined these […]