EPFO – Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India) Subject :Polity Context: The Government of India established the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) as a statutory entity. The largest social security provider in the nation, it primarily promotes retirement savings among other things. The EPFO was founded […]
Disqualification of legislators: Subject : Polity Context: Recently two legislators from Uttar Pradesh were convicted of criminal charges and one of them has been disqualified from the state assembly. When does conviction attract disqualification: Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951, contains provisions to decriminalize electoral politics. There are […]
Ela Bhatt and the SEWA movement: Subject : Polity Context- Elaben Bhatt, The Gandhian, SEWA founder, and women’s empowerment activist dies. Who was Ela Bhatt: She was known as the “Gentle Revolutionary” who changed the lives of lakhs of women through her organisation, providing them with microloans for five decades. She founded the […]
Consent of accused is must to get password Delhi HC Subject: Polity Context- Recently the Delhi court had ordered the CBI not to compel the accused to provide a computer password. What is the issue: Special Judge Naresh Kumar Laka had dismissed the CBI application, observing that the man is protected by Article […]
Disqualification of MLA Subject: Polity Context: Recently MLA convicted on the grounds of hate speech Constitutional Provisions for Disqualification of MLAs Under the Constitution, a person shall be disqualified for being chosen as and for being a member of the legislative assembly or legislative council of a state: If he holds any office […]
Hindus as minority Subject :Polity Context: Govt seek time in SC Background: There is a petition in the SC which has relied on the Supreme Court’s landmark 2002 decision in the TMA Pai case, have cast doubts on the legal sanctity of the consultation process, saying that after the ruling in the case, […]
Posco act overide Muslim personal law Subject: Polity Context: The Karnataka High Court has observed that special enactments like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and the Indian Penal Code prevailed personal laws when it came to cases related to sexual activities. What is Muslim personal law: All the Muslims […]