LOKAYUKTA Subject : Polity Context : Nearly seven months after the previous Lokayukta retired from his post, retired Bombay high court justice Ambadas Joshi took charge as the new Goa Lokayukta. Concept  : The Lokayukta is an anti-corruption authority constituted at the state level. It investigates allegations of corruption and mal-administration against public […]

    ARTICLE 19 (1) (a) Subject : Polity Context : A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah held that freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) extends to reporting judicial proceedings as well. Concept : Article 19 (1)(a) According to Article 19(1)(a): All citizens shall have the right to freedom of […]

    DGP APPOINTMENT & UPSC Subject : Polity Context : The appointment of Maharashtra’s director general of police will likely take a few more weeks if not months as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has returned the government’s slate of names, asking it to add two more to the 12 already on it, […]

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court on Friday highlighted the “extremely urgent” concern raised by two Delhi residents over the ferrying of labourers to and fro the Central Vista redevelopment site amid a devastating public health crisis, and permitted them to approach the Delhi High Court Chief Justice. Concept : […]

    IDENTIFYING SEBC Subject : Polity Context: Only Central government can identify, include a community within Socially and Educationally Backward class list: Supreme Court Concept : The Supreme Court ruled that after the insertion of Article 342 A in the Constitution, it is the Central government alone which is empowered to identify Socially and […]