Collegium System: During Justice Chandrachud’s two-year tenure, the collegium he will head will potentially make as many as 18 recommendations for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court. It will be an unusual collegium: instead of five members, it will have six. The collegium system of appointing judges evolved through three significant verdicts of the […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Meeting Of North Eastern Council
Meeting Of North Eastern Council: The Plenary meeting of North Eastern Council concluded recently. NEC is not a constitutional body, but a statutory organization established in 1971 under the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Functions as Apex Regional Planning Body for the North Eastern Region. It comprises Governors and Chief Ministers of all the 8 […]
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Status For The Pahari Community
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Status For The Pahari Community: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Justice GD Sharma Commission has recommended reservation for Paharis, Gujjars and Bakerwals and after completion of the administrative process, these communities will get reservation benefits. […]
Abortion
Abortion: In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court declared that single women with pregnancies between 20 and 24 weeks are entitled to access the same safe and legal abortion care as married women. The judgment came in an appeal by a person who wanted to terminate her pregnancy before her term completed 24 weeks. The […]
R Venkataramani : New Attorney General Of India
R Venkataramani : New Attorney General Of India Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India. The Ministry of Law and Justice in a notification said, the President has appointed Mr Venkataramani as the new Attorney General for a period of three years. His appointment comes just days after […]
Surjapuri And Bajjika Dialects
Surjapuri And Bajjika Dialects: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Education Minister Prof Chandra Shekhar have asked the state education department to set up academies for the promotion of the Surjapuri and Bajjika dialects on the lines of the Hindi and Urdu academies. Surjapuri is spoken mainly in Kishanganj and other parts of Seemanchal in […]
Megh Chakra Operation
Megh Chakra Operation: The operation code-named “Megh Chakra” is being carried out following the inputs received from Interpol’s Singapore special unit based on the information received from the authorities in New Zealand. It is a pan-India drive against the circulation and sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation […]
Internal Democracy Within Parties
Internal Democracy Within Parties: After taking action against registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) for failing to comply with norms, the Election Commission is likely to take up the issue of internal democracy within parties next, according to EC sources. Though the Representation of the People Act does not mandate internal elections, the EC’s guidelines for […]
Karnataka Assembly Passes Anti-Conversion Bill
Karnataka Assembly Passes Anti-Conversion Bill: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2022, (popularly called the anti-conversion Bill) by voice vote. Highlights: Imprisonment: It proposes imprisonment from three to five years with a fine of Rs 25,000 Minors, SC/ST and Women: Any violation of provisions with respect […]
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (PCA) Act, 1960
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (PCA) Act, 1960: A doctor in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur allegedly tied a dog to his car and dragged it across the city. The doctor faces charges under Section 428 (mischief by killing or maiming animal) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 11 (treating animals cruelly) of The Prevention of Cruelty […]
