Supreme Court bench relating to the procedural norms for imposing the death sentence. Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court recently referred to a larger Bench issue relating to procedural norms for imposing the death sentence. The intervention is seen as a major step in plugging gaps in the way in which trial courts […]

    Live Streaming for SC proceedings Subject : Polity Context: History was made on August 26 when the proceedings from the Chief Justice’s Court in the Supreme Court (SC) were live streamed.. Concept : In the Swapnil Tripathi judgment, in September 2018, the SC had cleared the deck for live streaming of cases of […]

    Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Act Subject : Polity Context: Supreme Court upholds validity of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Act. Concept : The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014, under which a separate committee was formed to manage the affairs of gurdwaras in the state, saying affairs of […]