Human rights (HRs) and generation of HRs: Subject: Polity Context: Recently human rights has been in focus with questions being raised about India’s protection of HRs particularly w.r.t cases registered against the environmental activists like Disha Ravi for role if farmers protest amplification and network internationally. Concept: About Human rights Human Rights are […]
Right to fair and speedy trial Subject: Polity Context: Areeb Majeed was granted bail by the Bombay High Court six years after his arrest on charges of travelling to Iraq and Syria to join ISIS. Concept: The court held that the right to fair and speedy trial was recognised under Article 21 (right […]
National Company Law Tribunal Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the NCLT, Mumbai, to continue proceedings Future Retail’s plea seeking permission for calling a shareholders’ meeting to approve its Rs 24,713 crore retail asset sale deal with Reliance Retail but asked the tribunal not to pass final orders sanctioning the […]
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) Subject: Polity Context: RKA postponed the Cow Science exam after its chairman resigned yesterday. Concept: It was formed for conservation, protection and development of cows and their progeny by organizing animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines in 2019. It falls under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying […]
CBI and Consent of States Subject: polity Context: The SC sought the Centre, CBI reply in a plea challenging CBI’s jurisdiction in West Bengal mineral case as West Bengal withdrew general consent to the CBI in 2018. Concept: In last few years Mizoram, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Jharkhand have withdrawn […]