Death Sentence: The Supreme Court on September 19 referred to a larger Bench issues relating to procedural norms for imposing the death sentence. The intervention is seen as a major step in plugging gaps in the way in which trial courts award the death sentence. Section 235 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) requires […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Ambedkar Circuit
Ambedkar Circuit: Union Tourism and Culture announced a special tourist train to cover the “Ambedkar Circuit”. The modalities — such as the date of journey, ticket price, number of passengers —are still in the works. The government had first proposed the Ambedkar Circuit, or Panchteerth, in 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said the Panchteerth […]
Kurmis
Kurmis: Kurmis blocked railway tracks in various parts of eastern India demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and inclusion of Kurmali language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution. Kurmi is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India. They are present in southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts […]
Electoral Reforms
Electoral Reforms: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought limits on cash donations to political parties. In a letter to Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has suggested some amendments in the Representation of the People Act to increase transparency and accountability. The poll body has proposed to decrease the limit […]
Tribals Peace Agreement
Tribals Peace Agreement: A tripartite peace agreement was signed between Centre, Assam Government and eight tribal groups of Assam in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. The agreement was signed to end decade old crisis of tribal groups and tea garden workers in Assam. The tribal groups which have signed […]
Scheduled Tribes
Scheduled Tribes: The Union Cabinet approved the inclusion of tribes of five states in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. Among the states whose tribes have been included in the list are Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh. The Hattee community of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district was granted the status of ST in […]
Gyanvapi Mosque
Gyanvapi Mosque: A Varanasi district court dismissed an application filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to worship Hindu deities within the Gyanvapi mosque (located in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh) premises all year round. District judge A.K. Vishvesha ruled that neither the […]
Appointments Of Judges In High Courts
Appointments Of Judges In High Courts: The Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) U.U. Lalit has recommended eight names for appointment to the Bombay High Court. Six of them are judicial officers and two are advocates. If the government agrees with the Collegium, the judicial strength in the Bombay High Court […]
EWS Quota
EWS Quota: The Supreme Court will examine whether The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, which introduced a 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and admissions, violates the basic structure of the Constitution. A five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) U U Lalit decided to examine the […]
Wikipedia Content Moderation
Wikipedia Content Moderation: India summoned officials of Wikipedia, in response to a national cricketer’s Wikipedia page being edited with misleading information. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT has expressed that no intermediary operating in India can permit this type of misinformation, as it violated the government’s expectation of a safe and trusted internet. […]
