Anti-defection Law Subject: Polity Section: Parliament The anti-defection law punishes individual Members of Parliament (MPs)/MLAs for leaving one party for another. Parliament added it to the Constitution as the Tenth Schedule in 1985. Its purpose was to bring stability to governments by discouraging legislators from changing parties. The Tenth Schedule – popularly known […]
Resurrecting a dead law Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: India made a formal submission for criminalizing “offensive messages” as part of the ongoing negotiations at the United Nations for a proposed international treaty on combating cybercrime. The language in the submission is similar to what was used in Section 66A of the Information […]
Inter-State Council Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Context: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking that at least three meetings of the Inter-State Council should be held every year to “strengthen the spirit of cooperative federalism”. Concept: What is the Inter-State Council? It is a mechanism […]
Bills in Committee stage Subject : Polity Section: Parliament Context: It’s the government that decides to send Bills to Standing Committees, said Loksabha Speaker in a recent interview. Parliament functioning in recent years During the pandemic, the duration of sittings was reduced but the Lok Sabha clocked 167% productivity, which was a record […]
In India- are internet shutdowns in accordance with law? Subject: Polity Section: Constitution India ranks first globally when it comes to cutting off the internet, thereby earning the notorious title of being the “internet shutdown capital” of the world. Last year, the mobile internet was shut down 127 times, while it’s been cut […]
Places of Worship Act and the contesting claims Subject: Polity Section :Acts The legal battle over the validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991, which underlines the need to protect the liberty of faith and worship, is gaining steam in the Supreme Court. Places of Worship Act It is […]
Is tying the knot a way to untangle even grievous cases? Subject: Polity Section: Supreme Court Context: In two recent Supreme Court decisions have placed domestic stability above the punishment due to a convicted man. More about news: The Court used its extraordinary power under Article 142 to release a man convicted of […]
When can a Rajya Sabha vote be rejected? Subject: Polity Section: Parliament Context: Elections for 57 Rajya Sabha seats across 15 states are being held on Friday. With as many as 41 candidates having already been declared elected unopposed, the contest is on for 16 seats in four states — Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana […]
Rajya Sabha Elections Subject: Polity Section: Parliament The Rajya Sabha or the Upper House of Parliament is modeled after the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. Composition of the house Article 80 of the Constitution has provisions for members of the Rajya Sabha. Currently, it has 245 members, including 233 elected members […]