Category: Polity Current Affairs

Delimitation Panel: The National Conference (NC) has, in a letter to the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission (headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai), sought details of the agenda of the upcoming meeting with parties from the Union Territory. The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission has said that it will base its […]

Inclusion Of Ladakh Under The Sixth Schedule Of The Constitution: Various civil society groups in Ladakh have been demanding inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The demand for Sixth Schedule started after they felt that the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) in current form can no longer protect the interest […]

Sedition Law: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has clarified that there is no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that deals with sedition. The sedition law has been indiscriminately used against critics, journalists, social media users, activists and citizens for airing their grievances about the governments COVID-19 […]

National Institute Of Pharmaceutical Education And Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021: The Parliament has passed the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021, with passing of the Bill in the Rajya Sabha and on 6th December in the Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend the original act of 1998 to declare six […]

Bills To Extend Tenure Of ED And CBI Chiefs: Amid strong objection from the Opposition, the Lok Sabha has passed two Bills allowing the Centre to extend the tenure of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief and the CBI Director up to five years from the current fixed tenure of two years. The Bills replace the […]

The High Court And Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021: It was passed in Lok Sabha recently. The bill seeks to clarify the process of counting the age of retired judges to determine when they will get enhanced pension. The bill only inserts an explanatory note to make the legislative […]

22nd Law Commission Of India: The Government of India has informed the Supreme Court that appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the 22nd Law Commission of India, the Government’s top body to recommend crucial legislative reforms, is under consideration. The 22nd Law Commission was constituted by the Government on February 21, 2020. However, no […]

Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021: The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was recently introduced in Lok Sabha. It seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated on September 30 this year. The bill was introduced by the government to rectify an error that made provisions in Section 27 of the Act […]

CSR Funds For Monuments: A private member’s Bill has been introduced in Parliament mandating that 25% of all corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds be used for restoration, management and maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites. While some members supported the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019, few others disagreed with the mandatory provision. The Archaeological Survey […]