Current Affair Category: Governance/Polity/Law

Why media ‘calls’ US elections, what this means? The United States does not have an equivalent of the Election Commission of India. This means that the task of tabulating national results falls on the media. When the media “calls” U.S. elections, it means news organizations are predicting the winners based on analyzed vote counts. Vote […]

Justice Sanjiv Khanna to be next CJI: How are Chief Justices of India appointed? The Centre on October 24 appointed Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), formally approving the recommendation made by CJI D Y Chandrachud a week ago. Justice Khanna,the seniormost judge in the apex court, will succeed CJI […]

Why in News? Switzerland police has recently arrested at least four persons for their involvement in the death of a 64-year-old American woman by a ‘suicide pod’ .The woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, reportedly suffered from an autoimmune condition for years. This incident has turned the spotlight on the contentious Sarco pod, engineered […]

A suicide pod, or euthanasia pod, is a controversial device designed to facilitate voluntary euthanasia in a controlled and painless manner. The pod, known specifically as “Sarco,” was developed by Dr. Philip Nitschke, a prominent advocate for euthanasia and founder of the organization Exit International. The Sarco pod is intended to provide a peaceful, dignified, […]

What is intoxicating liquor and industrial alcohol? Recently , A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court held in a 8:1 ruling that states have the power to tax not just alcoholic beverages, but also ‘industrial’ alcohol. The key interpretative question before the court was whether “intoxicating liquor” can be defined to also include “industrial alcohol”. Eight […]

Secularism means live and let live: Supreme Court in UP Madrasa Act case Stating that “secularism means live and let live”, the Supreme Court said that regulating madrasa education was in national interest and therefore, throwing out the entire Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004 as unconstitutional “is to throw the baby out […]

Why Lawrence Bishnoi can not be interrogated? section 303 of the BNSS /Sections 267/268 of (CrPC). Why in News? As part of their investigation into the murder of Maharashtra MLA Baba Siddique in Oct 2024, Mumbai police have alleged that the two men accused of shooting him had links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Bishnoi is […]

Why in News?: Supreme Court has unveiled a new statue of “Lady Justice”, reimagining the image — typically a blindfolded woman holding a set of scales in one hand and a sword in the other — that is synonymous with legal practice around the world. The new, six-foot-tall statue in the judges’ library is of […]

Need to legalize Marital Sex: The omission of MRE is violative of constitutional guarantees of equality to women and India’s obligations under the Convention on Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) states that the definition of violence against women shall include marital rape. The non-recognition of marital rape […]

Doctors’ strike reveals how apathy to health pushes people into poverty: West Bengal’s healthcare expenditure is 1% of its gross state domestic product, and 68% of healthcare expenses in the State come from the pockets of patients, the second worst figure in India after Uttar Pradesh. The State also spends less than 3% of GDP […]