Child Marriages In Assam : 2,000 People Arrested More than 2,000 people have been arrested in a statewide crackdown on child marriages that have taken place in the state of Assam. UN estimates suggest that 1.5 million girls get married before they turn 18 in India. According to the 2011 census, 44 per cent of […]
Category: Polity Current Affairs
Left Wing Extremism : Decline In Violence
Left Wing Extremism : Decline In Violence The Union Home Minister in a meeting said that for the first time in 4 decades, the number of deaths of civilians and security forces in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) came down under 100 in 2022. Violence related to LWE had come down by 76% in 2022 as […]
New Haj Policy
New Haj Policy: The ministry of Minority Affairs has announced a new Haj policy under which the application forms have been made available for free and the package cost per pilgrim has been reduced by Rs 50,000. The reduction of Rs 50,000 comes primarily in the form of relaxation of norms for foreign currency ,earlier […]
What Is Res-Judicata
What Is Res-Judicata: The Madras High Court recently dismissed a civil revision petition filed by a woman against an order of a lower court that had allowed a second divorce petition filed by her husband on the ground of res-judicata. The concept of res judicata has evolved from the English Common Law System. Res judicata […]
Parliament Is The “North Star” Of Democracy : Vice President
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 […]
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 […]
