SC Bench proposes fast-track courts to address pendency of cases due to dishonoured cheques Subject: Polity Context: The Constitution bench of the SC has proposed setting up of fast-track courts for a limited time to clear dishonoured cheque cases. Concept: Such cases account for almost 30% (35 lakh cheque bounce cases)of the backlogs […]
North-East removed from the delimitation commission mandate Subject: Polity Context: After red flag over legal validity of the Centre’s order of forming Limitation Commission for J&K as well as 4 North-East states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, the 4 North-Eastern states have been removed from its mandate. Concept: It also extended […]
OBC quota in local govt Subject: Polity Context: The SC held that the OBC quota in local governance was“statutory”, unlike the “constitutional” reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and quota for SC, ST and OBCs must not break 50% ceiling for reservation. Concept: The court decision came on petitions challenging Section 12(2)(c) […]
Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act 2021 Subject: Polity Context: Haryana passed the law giving 75% of reservation in private sector for job seekers from Haryana. Concept: The law will apply to all the companies, societies, trusts, limited liability partnership firms, partnership firms and any person employing 10 or more persons and […]
Surya Prakash Committee Subject: Polity Context: The govt had accepted the committee suggestion that Parliament should have only one channel, which could be called Sansad TV. Concept: A 6-member committee was constituted in November 2019 headed by PrasarBharati Chairman Surya Prakash to work out the modalities and prepare the guidelines for pooling resources, […]
Reservation of seats in Local government Subject: Polity Context: The Goa bench of the Bombay HC directed state to rectify irregularities in reservation of wards for municipal elections. Concept: 73rd Constitutional amendment act provides for reservation for the SCs, STs in Panchayats (at three levels) in proportion to their population as mandatory provision. […]
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Subject: Polity Context: The Union minister addressed governing council of the BIS yesterday. He urged government departments and public sector undertakings (PSUs) to abide only by Indian standards in procurement processes Concept: It is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016 for the […]