Addressing The Problem of Pendency in Courts Context: Recently, The Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud stated that increasing the number of judges will not demolish the perennial problem of pendency and also Sushil Kumar Modi, Chairman of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice […]
Challenges in the Collegium System Context: A meeting of the Supreme Court Collegium, comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI), and four senior-most judges, which was called for September 30 but did not take place, was subsequently “closed without there being any further deliberation”. Role […]
Supreme Court’s Ruling on Abortion Context: The historic judgment of the Supreme Court Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that unmarried women in a consensual relationship are also entitled to safe and legal abortion along with its strong emphasis on women’s right to bodily autonomy […]
‘103rd Amendment was a Fraud on Constitution’ For Prelims About 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act: The 103 Constitutional Amendment Act amended Article 15 and 16 of Indian Constitution to provide 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) among those who are not eligible for any other […]
SC takes up pleas against Places of Worship Act For Prelims About Places of Worship Act: Places of Worship Act aims to “prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as […]
SC asks Centre, States to allay EWS quota concerns For Prelims About EWS Quota The 103rd Amendment Constitution Act, 2019 introduced 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of those sections who are not eligible for any other reservation for admission to central government and private […]
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) What is the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism? Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) usually denotes a wide range of dispute resolution processes that parties can use to settle disputes, without going through litigation. ADR is considered a superior method of dispute […]
Preventive Detentions rose in 2021 For Prelims What is preventive detention Preventive detention is detainment of a person so as to prevent that person from committing any possible crime. Indian Constitution on Preventive detention Article 22 (3) says that “Nothing in clauses (1) and (2) […]
S. Subramaniam Balaji vs Tamil Nadu Case Context: Recently, the Supreme Court referred to a three-judge Bench a series of petitions seeking a judicial direction that political parties who make “wild” promises of largesse should also reveal in their poll manifestos where they will get […]
Patriarchal Hegemony in the Legal System Context: This issue has raised after a sessions court in Kerala, while granting anticipatory bail recently to an author and social activist in the State in a case of alleged sexual harassment, observed that the offence under Section 354A […]