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This article is based on ‘A just verdict’ which was published in The Indian Express on 19/02/2020. It talks about Supreme Court’s...
19 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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Women Eligible for Permanent Commission
Why in News The Supreme Court has ruled that the Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers are eligible for the permanent commission and command...
18 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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The Supreme Court (SC) in Sushila Aggarwal v. State of NCT of Delhi (2020) case delivered a significant verdict, ruling that no time limit can be...
14 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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This article is based on “Does death penalty deter crime?” which was published in The Times of India on 12/02/2020. It talks about the...
12 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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SC Upholds Changes to SC/ST Atrocities Law
Why in News The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)...
11 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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Reservations in Promotion is Not a Fundamental Right: SC
Why in News The Supreme Court has recently ruled that the states are not bound to provide reservation in appointments and promotions and that there...
10 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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Disqualification Powers of Speakers
This article is based on “Course correction for the Speaker’s office” which was published in The Hindu on 06/02/2020. It...
06 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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SC Panel Recommendations on Prison Reforms
Why in News The Supreme Court appointed Justice Amitava Roy (retd.) Committee has given recommendations to reform prisons. The Court appointed...
06 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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Agrochemical Spraying through Drones Illegal
Why in News Recently, the Union Government has clarified that drone-spraying is illegal as per the Insecticides Act, 1968. This clarification has...
01 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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Fundamental Rights and OCI Cardholders
Why in News Recently, the Union government has told the Delhi High Court that Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders do not enjoy fundamental...
01 Feb 2020 Judiciary
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SC’s Judgement on Anticipatory Bail
Why in News The Supreme Court has recently held that the protection of anticipatory or pre-arrest bail cannot be limited to any time frame or...
30 Jan 2020 Judiciary
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Curbing Criminalisation of Politics
This article is based on “Crime and politics: on political candidates with criminal records” which was published in The Hindu on...
28 Jan 2020 Judiciary
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The Big Picture: Electoral Politics- Need for Reform
Recently at a conference on ‘Money Power in Politics’, the Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu highlighted Indian experience with...
28 Jan 2020 Judiciary
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This article is based on “The four phases of constitutional interpretation” which was published in The Hindu on 27/01/2020. It talks...
27 Jan 2020 Judiciary
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Freedom of Speech and Expression on Social Media
Why in News The High Court of Tripura has held that posting on social media was virtually the same as a fundamental right applicable to all...
24 Jan 2020 Judiciary
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Proposal for Guidelines to Execute Death Penalty
Why in News The Central government has filed a petition before the Supreme Court, seeking a time limit of seven days for death row convicts to file...
23 Jan 2020 Judiciary
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Disqualification Powers of Speakers
Why in News The Supreme Court has recently held that disqualification petitions under the tenth schedule should be adjudicated by a mechanism...
22 Jan 2020 Judiciary
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The Big Picture- Article 131 - Special Powers of Supreme Court
Recently, the Kerala government filed a civil lawsuit in the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, under the...
21 Jan 2020 Judiciary
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Why in News Recently, the fourth edition of ‘The Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics’ was published by Project 39A of National Law...
18 Jan 2020 Judiciary
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Kerala Challenges Constitutionality of CAA
Why in News Kerala has become the first state to move the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 - CAA, 2019. The...
15 Jan 2020 Judiciary