Current Affair Category: Governance/Polity/Law

Why in News ?Trump had earlier stated that he intends to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law that grants the president the power to deport non-citizens from countries with which the US is at war. The broad authority granted by the Alien Enemies Act could bypass restrictions on military involvement in civilian law […]

‘Lackadaisical Approach In Implementing Arms Act’ : Supreme Court Forms Committee In Each State & UT To Curb Illegal Gun Menace. The Supreme Court  has recently constituted a Committee in each State as well as Union Territories after it found that the proliferation of factories, and workshops producing unlicensed arms, which are outside the regulatory […]

Article 14 cannot be used to perpetuate illegality against someone: Supreme Court Noting that Article 14 of the Constitution could not be used to perpetuate illegality, the Supreme Court recently held that a person could not claim equal treatment based on an illegal benefit conferred to someone else. The order was recently passed by the […]

SC slams ‘bulldozer justice: The Supreme Court recently  took a strong position on the bulldozer actions , asserting that the executive branch cannot act as a judge and override the judiciary, emphasising that “the legal process should not prejudge the guilt of an accused”. The court was hearing petitions requesting to stop the ‘bulldozer’ actions […]

Justice Sanjiv Khanna recently took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI), with President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath of office at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Process of Appointment: Seniority Convention: By tradition, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court is appointed as the Chief Justice of India. This convention has […]

Kodo millet plants   /CPA (cyclopiazonic acid Why in News? According to the toxicology report of the 10 elephants that died at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, they had consumed a “large quantity” of kodo millet plants that were infected with a fungus. Presence cyclopiazonic acid was detected in all pooled samples. Approximate concentration of cyclopiazonic acid detected […]

Private property and the ‘common good’: Unpacking the SC verdict The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark verdict in the Property Owners Association & Ors v State of Maharashtra case. The nine-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud (he retired recently) answered two key questions. First, what is the status of Article 31C, […]

The top court has laid down a ‘holistic and realistic’ test to determine the ‘minority character’ of an educational institution that would ensure special protections underArticle 30 Is Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) a minority educational institution (MEI) with significant constitutional protections to manage its affairs? A seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court has  laid down in […]

Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan is an initiative launched by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, to create awareness about the importance of the River Ganga (the Ganges) and encourage people to engage in its conservation. The campaign aims to rejuvenate the river, raise awareness about its […]

The Supreme Court has recently upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 (Madarsa Act), barring the provisions relating to higher education. In doing so, it overruled the Allahabad High Court’s earlier ruling which struck down the entire Act for violating the principle of secularism. What is the Madarsa Act? Madarsas […]