Public Interest Immunity Claims Proceeding: The Supreme Court of India ruled on the use of sealed cover proceedings in courts and the telecast ban of a Malayalam channel. The Court criticised the government for silencing voices in the media and reducing constitutional rights and procedural guarantees of a fair hearing. The Court also devised an […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
National Party Status To Aam Aadmi Party
National Party Status To Aam Aadmi Party: The Election Commission grants national party status to Aam Aadmi Party. The Election Commission has recognised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a national party and withdrew the national party status of the All India Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI). […]
Lokpal
Lokpal: Lokpal’s office recently informed that Around 68% of corruption complaints against public functionaries that landed with the Lokpal were “disposed off” without any action in the past four years. The Lokpal is a statutory body established under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013. The Lokpal will consist of a chairperson and a maximum of […]
What Is Hue And Cry Notice?
What Is Hue And Cry Notice? A ‘hue and cry’ notice was issued against Amritpal Singh. Hue and cry notice is issued by the Police. The ‘hue and cry’ rule simply means that if a suspect or a criminal is found running down the street in front of some bystanders, each of them needs to […]
Finance Bill 2023
Finance Bill 2023: The Finance Bill 2023 was approved with amendments. The Lok Sabha passed Finance Bill, 2023 including the setting up of the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) Key Highlights of the bill:- The withholding tax rate on royalties and fees for technical services paid to non-residents has been raised from 10% to 20%This may […]
Disqualification Of Member Of Parliaments
Disqualification Of Member Of Parliaments: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from the Lok Sabha recently. Disqualification of Member of parliaments:- The provision for disqualification is given in Article 102 of the Constitution. It specifies that a person shall be disqualified for contesting elections and being a Member of Parliament under certain conditions: If […]
Guillotine
Guillotine: The ongoing stalemate in the Indian Parliament has led to the possibility of the government using ‘guillotine’ to fast-track the passage of the Finance Bill without any discussion in the Lok Sabha. This has led to confusion and questions about what exactly guillotine means in legislative parlance. The term guillotine originally referred to an […]
Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023
Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023: The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023, was introduced in Lok Sabha to empower designated military commanders to take charge of soldiers and enforce discipline, regardless of the service they belong to. The bill came ahead of the impending move to establish integrated or joint […]
Rules For Registration And Regulation Of Foreign Lawyers And Foreign Law Firms In India, 2022
Rules For Registration And Regulation Of Foreign Lawyers And Foreign Law Firms In India, 2022: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has notified the Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022. New Rules: The notification allows foreign lawyers and law firms to register with BCI to […]
Right Of Children To Free And Compulsory Education Act, 2009
Right Of Children To Free And Compulsory Education Act, 2009 The Delhi High Court recently disposed of a plea seeking direction to the Bar Council of India (BCI) to make the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) a compulsory subject in all law schools. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, […]
