OBC reservation in local bodies Subject – Polity Context – No 27% OBC quota in local body elections without triple test: SC Concept – Apex court’s latest order in Rahul Ramesh Wagh v. State of Maharashtra &Ors. makes it mandatory that the principles laid down by the Supreme Court for providing reservation to […]
Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC quota in NEET Subject – Polity Context – ‘Reservation not at odds with merit’: Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC quota in NEET Concept – Underlining that “reservation is not at odds with merit but furthers its distributive consequences”, the Supreme Court said Thursday that “merit cannot be reduced […]
National Commission on Urbanization in India Subject – Polity Context – The general approach towards urban empowerment, including financial capabilities, has remained piecemeal in India according to RBI report Concept – In 1986, the Government of India appointed National Commission on Urbanization comprising Shri C.M. Correa as its Chairman. It was entrusted with […]
Contingency Fund of India Subject – Polity Context – FinMin asks depts to curb expenses within approved RE ceilings Concept – Provision for this fund is made in Article 267(1) of the Constitution of India. The Constitution authorised the Parliament to establish a ‘Contingency Fund of India’, into which amounts determined by law […]
National Commission for Women (NCW) Subject – Polity Context – Marital rape, gender neutral laws come up at NCW meet Concept – It was set up as a statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990. Its mission is to strive towards enabling women to achieve equality and […]
Illegally Intercepted Messages Violate Fundamental Rights Subject – Polity Context – Allowing illegally intercepted messages as evidence violate fundamental rights: Delhi HC Concept – Delhi High Court has said that if illegally intercepted messages or audio conversations are permitted as evidence, it would lead to “manifest arbitrariness” and promote “scant regard” to the […]