The new guidelines against ‘service charge’ Subject :Polity Section : Rights Context: CCPA has issued guidelines under Section 18 (2) (I) of The Consumer Protection Act, 2019. guidelines are in addition to the Centre’s 2017 guidelines which prohibit the levy of service charge on consumers by hotels and restaurants, and terms the charging […]

    NIA Subject: Polity Section: National organization Context: NIA takes over Udaipur case Concept: NIA was constituted under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 as the aftermath of the Mumbai Terror attack of 2008.The agency came into existence on December 31, 2008, and started its functioning in 2009. Till date, the NIA has registered […]

    Law & precedent on clubbing of cases Subject : Polity Section : Law Context: The Supreme Court declined a plea by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma to club the hate speech cases filed against her across the country. It also refused to grant interim relief. What was the plea? Recently , when she […]

    Attorney General (AG) tenure extended Subject :Polity Section :Legislature Context: The Union government has extended the tenure of senior advocate KK Venugopal as the Attorney General (AG) for three more months. Concept : Article 76 of the Constitution of India provides for the office of the Attorney General for India. He is the highest law officer in […]

    Uddhav resigns after SC denies stay on floor test Subject : Polity Section:Executive Context: Embattled Maharashtra Chief Minister announced his resignation from the post on Wednesday, moments after the Supreme Court refused to stay Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s direction to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a floor test in the Assembly. […]