Category: Polity Current Affairs

Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022: The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 was introduced in Lok Sabha It would allow the police and prison authorities to collect, store and analyse physical and biological samples, including retina and iris scans. Resistance to or refusal to allow the taking of measurements under this Act shall be deemed to […]

Online Voting For Non-Resident Indians: The Union Minister for Law and Justice in response to a question in the Lok Sabha stated that the government is exploring the possibility of allowing online voting for Non-Resident Indians (NRI). In 2020, the Election Commission of India (ECI) in a proposal to the Law Ministry proposed to extend […]

Minority Status For Hindus In Some States: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking minority status for Hindus in Mizoram,Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Kashmir etc. Hindus were a minority in 10 states as per the 2011 Census. Therefore, they are not able to avail the benefits of schemes […]

Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill: The bill will be tabled in the Parliament. It aims to merge the Capital’s three municipal corporations — South, North and East — ten years after the trifurcation of the civic body. In 2011, the state government had proposed the trifurcation for better efficiency. Constitutional Provisions related to Municipal Corporations: […]

Indian Antarctic Bill 2022: A Draft legislation has been approved by India’s Union Cabinet to provide a regulatory framework for research activities of India in Antarctica and also to protect the continent’s environment. The Ministry of Earth Sciences has piloted the Indian Antarctica Bill. This bill is expected to help fulfill the nation’s obligations under […]

Article 355 Of The Constitution: Citing post-poll violence in Birbhum district, West Bengal, many political leaders have urged the president to invoke Article 355 of the Constitution to ensure that the state government functions in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. The petitioner has asked for imposition of Article 355 on account of breakdown […]

Article 371 Of The Constitution: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu is planning to lead an all-party delegation to New Delhi soon to seek amendment of Article 371 (H) which has special provisions pertaining to the state in order to place it at par with special provisions meant for Nagaland enshrined in Article 371 (A) […]

Article 355: Congress party in West Bengal has demanded that the law and order situation in West Bengal is completely broken and Article 355 should be invoked to ensure the State is governed as per the provisions of the Constitution. On 21st March 2022, there was a violent fight between two groups of the ruling […]

12th Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand : Pushkar Singh Dhami Pushkar Singh Dhami recently took took oath as the 12th chief minister of Uttarakhand. Since, according to the constitution, the chief minister is appointed by the governor, the swearing in is done before the governor of the state. The Chief Minister is appointed by the governor. […]

Haryana Prevention Of Unlawful Conversion Of Religion Bill, 2022: The Haryana Assembly passed the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2022, even as Congress lawmakers opposed the Bill and staged a walkout from the House. The government says the Bill is aimed at preventing religious conversions “through force, undue influence or allurement” while […]