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Judicial reform in India: Challenges  & Way forwards Responsive Judicial System: Article published in Indian express: 22 Nov,2024 Exactly one year ago, the Supreme Court’s Centre for Research and Planning (CRP) published a report, ‘State of the Judiciary’, in which the current Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna’s suggestions find a place. What are […]

Why in News ? Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recently said that undertrials who have spent more than a third of the maximum prescribed sentence for the crime they are accused of committing should be released before Constitution Day (November 26). What Section 479 of the BNSS says ? Section 479 of the BNSS […]

‘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 […]

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 […]

Private property and the ‘common good’: Unpacking the SC verdict The Supreme Court last week 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 […]

  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 on Friday laid […]

Process of Presidential Election of United States of America (USA): The U.S. presidential election process involves several key steps that take place over the course of years. Here’s a simple explanation of each step with examples: Pre-election Period (Before the Election Year) Candidates Announce Their Candidacy: In the years leading up to the election, individuals […]

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 […]

Matrimonial Dispute is Not Moral Turpitude; Cannot be used to Block Spouses’ Right To Education: Bombay High Court Why in News?  The petitioner, a medical officer, had applied for an NOC to participate in the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) 2024. Initially, the Deputy Director of Health Services granted the NOC, recognizing […]