Category: Polity Current Affairs

Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022: The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 has come into force after being passed by the Parliament in April 2022. It replaces the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, a colonial era law, and authorises police officers to take measurements of people convicted, arrested or facing trial in criminal cases Criminal Procedure […]

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit : 49th Chief Justice Of India Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was appointed the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI) after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. Justice Lalit will assume charge on August 27, a day after Justice N.V. Ramana demits office as the CJI. Justice Lalit will have […]

Recognition Of Minorities At The District level: The Supreme court has pronounced that recognition of minorities at the district level is contrary to law. SC in Kerela Education Bill Case, 1958 had rejected that minorities be identified at the block or district level. SC in 2008 had said that Linguistic and religious minorities are determined […]

PESA Act: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on August 7 declared a six-point “guarantee” for tribals in Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur district, including the “strict implementation” of The Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA Act). The PESA Act was enacted in 1996 “to provide for the extension of the provisions of Part […]

Hindu Minority And Guardianship Act (HMGA), 1956: A mother and father should have equal rights as guardians of their children and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act (HMGA), 1956 should be amended as it discriminates against women, a parliamentary panel has recommended in its report. The Act does not provide for joint guardianship nor does […]

Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022: The Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 was introduced in Parliament amid protests and later sent to the standing committee for further deliberation. Many power engineers protested the Bill across the country, in states like Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Rajasthan, and others. In this Bill, Section 42 of the Electricity Act will be amended […]

First Woman Director General Of The Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research: Senior electrochemical scientist Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Kalaiselvi’s research work of more than 25 years is primarily focused on electrochemical power systems and in particular, development of electrode materials, and […]

Article 370 And Article 35A: Three years of abrogation of Art 370 and Art 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. Article 370 conferred on J&K the power to have a separate constitution, a state flag, and autonomy of internal administration. Article 35A: It empowered the Jammu and Kashmir state’s legislature to define “permanent residents” of the […]

Jagdeep Dhankhar : India’s 14th Vice-President National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar has been elected as India’s 14th Vice-President of India. Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 18 May 1951) is an Indian politician, who is the 14th vice president-elect of India. He served as the Governor of West Bengal. He is a member of the Bharatiya […]

Model Tenancy Act: According to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Model Tenancy Act has been rectified by only four states, i.e., Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Assam. The existing rent control laws are restricting the growth of rental housing and discourage owners from renting out their vacant houses due to fear […]