Council Of Ministers: The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the new members of the Council of Ministers on 7 July 2021. Articles 74 & 75 of the constitution of India deal with the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister. These articles have below provisions. […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Central Information Commission (CIC)
Central Information Commission (CIC): The Supreme Court has directed the Central government to place on record the latest information on the appointment of Information Commissioners, vacancies and pendency of cases in the Central Information Commission (CIC). A plea has sought directions to the government authorities for implementing the top court’s directions in the 2019 judgment. […]
Draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021
The Draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021:: The Standing Committee on Information and Technology has conveyed its discontent to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on the “super censorship” clause introduced in the draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021. Cause of concern: In the draft, there is a provision which allows the government to order recertification for […]
Recusal Of Judges
Recusal Of Judges: The Calcutta high court has imposed a penalty of ₹5 lakh on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for seeking recusal of Justice Kaushik Chanda from her Nandigram election petition over the judge’s alleged links with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The court said the amount paid in penalties by the West […]
Ministry Of Co-Operation
‘Ministry Of Co-operation’: In a historic move, a separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ has been created by the NDA Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country. It will help deepen Co-operatives as a true people […]
Section 43D(5) Of UAPA
Section 43D(5) Of The Unlawful Atrocities Prevention Act (UAPA): Just two days before his death, Stan Swamy had moved the Bombay High Court challenging Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Atrocities Prevention Act (UAPA) — a provision Swamy termed “illusory”. The provision makes grant of bail virtually impossible under UAPA since it leaves little room of […]
Solicitor General of India
Solicitor General: A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs recently met President Ram Nath Kovind and sought the removal of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General of India, on the grounds of “criminal misconduct” and “gross impropriety” following his meeting with BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari. Suvendu Adhikari is an accused in the 2016 Narada tapes […]
Pushkar Singh Dhami : Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand
Pushkar Singh Dhami: Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He replaced Tirath Singh Rawat. Tirath Singh Rawat’s term as Uttarakhand Chief Minister — that lasted just 114 days — was riddled with controversies over his remarks as well as reversal of decisions taken by his predecessor Trivendra […]
President’s Rule In West Bengal
President’s Rule In West Bengal: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking directions to the Centre to impose President’s Rule in West Bengal over alleged incidents of post-poll violence in the state. Allegations: During the violence, the government and administration remained silent spectators and no protection was provided to the victims by […]
Union or Central Government
Union Vs Central Government: In Tamil Nadu, however, a controversy erupted earlier this month over the new DMK government referring to the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ‘union government’ (ondriya arasu) instead of ‘central government’ (madhiya arasu). In common parlance, the terms “union government” and “central government” are used interchangeably in India. […]
