Category: Polity Current Affairs

What Is Section 498A IPC?   The Supreme Court in a recent judgement highlighted the growing misuse of Section 498A IPC, with friction rising in marriages. The incorporation of section 498A was aimed at preventing cruelty committed upon a woman by her husband and her in-laws by facilitating rapid state intervention. The court held that […]

Freedom Of religion And Attire:   Six students were banned from entering a college in Karnataka’s Udupi district for wearing a hijab. The issue throws up legal questions on reading the freedom of religion and whether the right to wear a hijab is constitutionally protected or not. Article 25(1) of the Constitution guarantees the freedom […]

Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999:   The Kerala governor has signed the ordinance proposing amendments to the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999, that makes the agency’s orders not binding on the government. Amendments to the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999: The government can “either accept or reject the verdict of the Lokayukta, after giving an […]

What Is ‘One Nation, One Election?   The Centre has clarified that it is not planning on amending the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to enable a common electoral roll and simultaneous elections to all electoral bodies in the country. This is because many concerns have been expressed against them and there has been […]

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act:   The Supreme Court has pulled up the Tripura Police and the government for repeated notices under UAPA sent to journalists, activists, and people who tweeted the articles on alleged violence in the state. Towards the end of October 2021, a mosque, some shops and houses belonging to the minority Muslim […]

Motion Of Thanks:   Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha in the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament on February 7, 2022. The Budget Session had begun with the President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to both Houses of Parliament assembled […]

Interim Report Of J&K Delimitation Commission:   In its interim report, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Delimitation Commission has proposed significant changes to the electoral map of J&K. The delimitation exercise had started in June 2021 in the state. The erstwhile J&K State had an 87-member assembly, with 37 constituencies in the Jammu region and […]

Criminalisation Of Politics: Amicus Curiae Report   According to data compiled by the Amicus Curiae, a total of 4,984 criminal cases involving legislators were pending in various courts across the country as of 1st December, 2021. The Amicus Curiae was appointed by the Supreme Court for helping the court in setting up special courts to […]

What Is The Common Electoral Roll?   The Law and Justice Minister told the Rajya Sabha that the Centre was not planning on amending the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to enable a common electoral roll and simultaneous elections to all electoral bodies in the country. Under the Common Electoral Roll, only one voter […]

Motion Of Thanks:   Amendments to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address were proposed . The amendment proposal mentioned the government’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware and its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Article 87 provides for the special address by the President. The article provides that at the commencement of the first […]