A fact check unit that is unconstitutional Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Introduction A critical examination of the Government of Tamil Nadu’s establishment of a Fact Check Unit, highlighting constitutional concerns, the potential impact on freedom of speech, and the challenges posed by ambiguity and absence of due process. About the Fact Check Unit […]
Courts can give limited pre-arrest bail in FIRs from outside state Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: Courts can give limited pre-arrest bail in FIRs from outside the state, said the Supreme Court. More about the news: The Supreme Court of India ruled that a Sessions Court or High Court in a state can […]
Governor can’t withhold repassed Bills, says SC Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: Governor can’t withhold repassed Bills, says SC More about the news: The Supreme Court acknowledged the Tamil Nadu government’s argument that once Bills have been “re-passed,” the Governor lacks the discretion to withhold assent. The court reacted to the State’s submission […]
The role of the Governor in legislature Subject :Polity Section: State legislature Context: Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu, Kerala pleas against their Governors More about the news: Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi has ‘withheld’ assent for certain Bills passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. This follows the Supreme Court expressing […]
IMA, nurses’ association honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Subject : Polity Section: National body Context: The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2022 was, on Sunday, jointly awarded to the Indian Medical Association and the Trained Nurses Association of India as representatives of the COVID19 warriors in the country. About IMA Indian Medical Association (IMA) is the largest represented organisation of doctors of the modern system of medicine in India which looks after the interests […]