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 […]
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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, […]
Same Sex Marriage : Centre Opposed
Same Sex Marriage : Centre Opposed The Centre has opposed same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court, stating that marriage between a biological man and woman is a holy union, a sacrament, and a sanskar in India. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India refers petitions to legally recognise same-sex marriages to a Constitution Bench […]
Ram Chandra Poudel : New President Of Nepal
Ram Chandra Poudel : New President Of Nepal Ram Chandra Poudel, a veteran Nepali Congress leader and former Deputy Prime Minister, was elected as the new President of Nepal. He secured vote of 214 lawmakers of Parliament and 352 provincial assembly members. Poudel is the 3rd President of the country, succeeding Bidhya Devi Bhandari, whose […]
Transit Anticipatory Bail To a Person In An FIR Lodged Against Him By The Tamil Nadu Police
Transit Anticipatory Bail To a Person In An FIR Lodged Against Him By The Tamil Nadu Police The Delhi High Court recently granted transit anticipatory bail to a person in an First Information Report (FIR) lodged against him by the Tamil Nadu police. Transit Anticipatory Bail is sought when a case against a person has […]
Advisory To The Print Media On Paid News : Press Council Of India
Advisory To The Print Media On Paid News : Press Council Of India The Press Council of India (PCI) recently issued an advisory to the print media on ‘paid news’.It says newspapers should not misconstrue or misquote the statements given by any leader Political news published in competing newspaper with similar content strongly suggests such […]
Mob Lynching : Incident Of Killing And Burning Of Two Men In Haryana
Mob Lynching : Incident Of Killing And Burning Of Two Men In Haryana Incident of killing and burning of two men in Haryana on suspicion of illegal transportation, smuggling or slaughtering of cows by cow vigilantes highlight the issue of Mob Lynching. Mob lynching refers to targeted violence by a large group of people which […]
Menstrual Leave For workers : SC Rejected PIL
Menstrual Leave For workers : SC Rejected PIL The Supreme Court of India rejected a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) regarding menstrual leave for workers and students across the country. The court called it a policy matter and pointed out that menstrual pain leave has different dimensions and may also act as a disincentive for employers […]
