Practice Of Forum Shopping: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) has condemned the practice of Forum Shopping after a litigant mentioned the hearing before CJI although he had mentioned the same case a day before another Judge. Forum shopping refers to the practice of deliberately choosing a specific court for a legal case in the […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
e-Malkhana
e-Malkhana: Visakhapatnam City police is set to introduce e-Malkhana in all police stations by June this year. e-Malkhana is a scientific storage system implemented by the Visakhapatnam Police Commissionerate to preserve and organize items and evidence recovered from crime scenes. The system uses standardized cardboard boxes labelled with unique numbers and QR codes for easy […]
Operation Dhvast
Operation Dhvast: NIA’s Operation Dhvast was a nationwide operation targeting terrorists, gangsters, and drug smugglers. It involved raids at 129 locations across multiple states, resulting in three arrests. The operation aimed to dismantle the terror nexus involved in targeted killings, terror funding, extortion, and smuggling of drugs and weapons. NIA(National Investigation Agency) It was founded […]
New Chairman Of The UPSC
New Chairman Of The UPSC: Manoj Soni took the Oath of Office and Secrecy as Chairman of the UPSC. He was already serving as the Chairman in charge since April 2022. The Government of India Act 1919 provided for the establishment of a Public Service Commission in India for the first time. The Act embodied […]
NOTA : Karnataka Assembly Polls
NOTA : Karnataka Assembly Polls According to the Election Commission (EC) figures, over 2.6 lakh voters opted for NOTA in the recently held Karnataka assembly polls. NOTA (None of the Above) is a ballot option provided in the elections to the Indian voter. It is the option which enables the voter to officially register a […]
Model Prisons Act, 2023
Model Prisons Act, 2023: Union Home Ministry recently said that comprehensive ‘Model Prisons Act, 2023’ has been finalized. The government had earlier decided to review and revise the colonial-era outdated Prison Act in tune with contemporary modern-day needs and correctional ideology. The Model Prison Act, 2023 may serve as a guiding document for the States, […]
Right To Walk : Punjab Has Become The First State In India To Enforce
Right To Walk : Punjab Has Become The First State In India To Enforce Punjab has become the first state in India to enforce the “right to walk” by making it mandatory for road-owning agencies, including the NHAI, to provide footpaths and cycle tracks in all future expansion of roads and construction of new ones. […]
Code On Social Security 2020 And Gig Workers
Code On Social Security 2020 And Gig Workers: The Ministry of State for Labour and Employment told the Lok Sabha that the definition of ‘gig worker’ and ‘platform worker’ has been provided for the first time in the Code on Social Security (SS), 2020. The Code aims to regulate the organized/unorganized (or any other) sectors […]
Civil Union And Concept Of Marriage
Civil Union And Concept Of Marriage: The Supreme Court clarified that the hearing’s scope would be limited to developing a notion of a “civil union” that finds legal recognition under the Special Marriage Act. A civil union (also known as a civil partnership) is a legally recognized arrangement similar to marriage, created primarily as a […]
Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023
Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023: The Union Cabinet recently approved the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023, which has provisions to curb the transmission of pirated film content on the Internet. The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2019 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 12th February It was referred to the Standing Committee on Information Technology which presented its […]
