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Why in News?  The Supreme Court has recently agreed and decided to examine an important issue in connection with the right to be forgotten of an accused who sought removal of his name from the judgments from the public domain, after his acquittal in a rape case. The “right to be forgotten” and the “right […]

Why in News?  The Supreme Court of India has recently agreed to examine a plea filed by a woman staff member of the West Bengal Raj Bhawan, who has accused Governor CV Ananda Bose of sexual harassment. The plea challenges the immunity granted to the governor of a state under Article 361 of the Indian […]

Why in News?  The Indian government has begun to auction properties belonging to erstwhile citizens of the country who now hold Pakistani and Chinese passports. About Enemy Property Act, 1968: The Enemy Property Act, 1968, in India is a law that was enacted to regulate and manage the properties left behind by people who migrated […]

Why in News?  The Supreme Court in the late 70s and 80s developed a strong definitive jurisprudence around the restricted use of handcuffs which culminated into directives that require agencies of law enforcement to ask the court’s permission before handcuffing a person. What the court has declared ? We declare, direct and lay down as […]

The Kerala High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings initiated against two reporters for conducting a sting operation in connection with Kerala’s sensational solar scam case. While doing so, Justice PV Kunhikrishnan observed that the press may occasionally have to blur the boundary of what is legal to faithfully fulfill their duty of informing the public about how […]

     Why in News?  The Supreme Court has recently upheld the maintainability of the West Bengal government’s suit accusing the Union government of “constitutional overreach” by employing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register and investigate cases in the State despite its withdrawal of general consent on November 16, 2018. A Bench comprising […]

Why in News?  The Supreme Court on has recently expressed reservations about a petition seeking to direct that sexual assault cases should be handled only by public prosecutors, investigating officers and medical examiners who are women. The Court remarked that it would be unreasonable to assume that in cases of gender violence, male officers would […]

Why in News?  Recently , Delhi police has lodged an FIR under  BNS section 196 Against 2 journalists and some others for allegedly promoting enmity among different groups  :  About Section 196 in THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 – BNS: (1) Whoever— (a) by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible […]

AGENDA OF 16th FINANCE COMMISSION: Why in News?  The 16th finance commission  has started looking at the roles & functioning of FC during its tenure. Agenda for the 16th Finance Commission: Cities as Engines of Growth: Cities contribute around 66% of India’s GDP and about 90% of total government revenues. Urban areas are crucial spatial […]

Why in News? The Jharkhand High Court on Monday issued a notice to a publishing company for a printing error in the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, thereby altering the nature and meaning of the law. In the Bare Acts published by Universal LexisNexis, the word ‘similar’ is missing, leading to a significant error in the interpretation […]