Parliament Is The “North Star” Of Democracy : Vice President The Vice President of India said Parliament is the “North Star” of democracy The North Star is also known as Pole Star. It is a very bright star — around 2,500 times more luminous than the Sun. It is part of the constellation Ursa Minor […]
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e-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project
e-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project: The Government of India has launched the e-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project in the country for computerization of District and subordinate courts with the objective of improving access to justice using technology. e-Courts Integrated Mission Mode Project As part of the National e-Governance Plan, the project is under implementation since […]
Judicial Majoritarianism
Judicial Majoritarianism: As the recent majority judgment of the Supreme Court on demonetisation comes under criticism, the minority judgment by J. Nagarathna is being hailed for its challenge to the RBI’s institutional acquiescence to the Central government. Judicial Majoritarianism: As opposed to standard matters heard by Division Benches consisting of two judges, numerical majorities are […]
Competition (Amendment) Bill
Competition (Amendment) Bill: The Competition Act aims to promote healthy competition in India. The main intention of the act is to avoid monopoly. The act was legislated in 2002. In 2022, the Government of India proposed certain changes and additions to the act. The amendment is still pending and the GoI recently added some more […]
Chargesheets : Not Public Documents
Chargesheets : Not Public Documents The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that chargesheets are not ‘public documents’ and enabling their free public access violates the provisions of the Criminal Code of Procedure (CrPC) as it compromises the rights of the accused, victim, and the investigation agencies. According to the Court, a chargesheet cannot be made publicly […]
13th Amendment To The Constitution Of Sri Lanka
13th Amendment To The Constitution Of Sri Lanka: India’s External Affairs minister during a recent visit to Sri Lanka expressed India’s “considered view” with the Sri Lankan President that the full implementation of the 13th Amendment was “critical” for power devolution. 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is an outcome of the India-Sri […]
Caste Census In Bihar : Case Updates
Caste Census In Bihar : Case Updates The Supreme Court dismissed petitions challenging the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste survey in the state. Petitioners claimed that it was a census and that the state government had no power to make any laws regarding it. The subject of a census falls in the Union […]
Remote Voting For Migrants
Remote Voting For Migrants: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has proposed a new Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM), which will allow domestic migrants to vote in national and regional elections. The EC proposed using this in a State Assembly election as a pilot so internal migrants within a state can cast their ballots. Hearing […]
Notification Of Minority Communities
Notification Of Minority Communities: The Central Government submitted the views of 24 States to the Supreme Court on whether religious and linguistic minority communities should be identified and notified by the Union Government or the respective State Governments. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Zorastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 […]
Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme
Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme: The Union government has informed the Supreme Court that significant progress has been made in the computerization of land ownership records, as cadastral maps of 35% of over six lakh villages have so far been geotagged. As per the Management Information System of Digital India land Records Modernisation Programme […]
