Category: Polity Current Affairs

Public Order:   The Karnataka High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the state government’s ban on students wearing a hijab in educational institutions. The judges heard an argument on whether the state can justify the ban on the ground that it violates ‘public order’. Public order is one of the three […]

Anti-Mob Lynching Bills:   Bills passed against mob lynching in the past four years by at least four States have not been implemented with the Union government taking a view that lynching is not defined as a crime under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). These states include Jharkhand, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Manipur. In 2019, […]

Haryana Prevention Of Unlawful Conversion Of Religious Bill, 2022:   The Haryana government is set to enact legislation to prevent unlawful religious conversions. So far Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh have enacted legislations to prevent unlawful religious conversions. Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Bill, 2022 Aimed at prohibiting religious conversions […]

Uniform Civil Code:   Amid the row over wearing hijab in schools and colleges, Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh has said the Uniform Civil Code is the “need of the hour” and it should be discussed both in Parliament and in society. The Hijab row started in December end when a few students […]

Collegium System For The Appointment Of Judges:   The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointing Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari as Chief Justice of Madras High Court. It is the system of appointment and transfer of judges that has evolved through judgments of the Supreme Court (SC), and not by an Act of Parliament or by […]

Privilege Motion:   Four Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) members in the Rajya Sabha have submitted a Privilege Motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding his February 8 remarks in the Upper House about the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill. Prime minister during his Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, had questioned the parliamentary process adopted […]

Urban Naxals:   Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha that the government does not use the phrase “urban naxals”, but when it comes to left-wing extremism (LWE), be it in urban areas or any other place, a vigil is kept and strict action is initiated. Rai was responding to […]

Governor-State Relations:   Last week, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blocked Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter. She said she was “forced” to do so because of his “unethical and unconstitutional” statements and accused him of treating government officials like “his servants”. Although envisaged as an apolitical head who must act on the advice of […]

SC On Death Penalty: The Supreme Court (SC) commuted the death sentence of a man, convicted of the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl, to life imprisonment. The judgment may become a significant precedent to the anti-death penalty cause. SC commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment, with the rider that he shall not […]

MPs Right To Question:   Congress Whip Jairam Ramesh has raised the issue of Cabinet ministers not responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha claiming it to be first such incident in 70 years. In both Houses, elected members enjoy the right to seek information from various ministries and departments in the form of starred […]