Freebies before elections: SC Context The Supreme Court requested a statement from the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on Friday in response to a petition alleging that public funds are being exploited to provide nonsensical giveaways ahead of elections. What are freebies? In politics […]
Majority verdict in JMM bribery case was wrong, Centre tells SC Context Twenty-five years after a Supreme Court Constitution Bench shielded MPs and MLAs who accept bribes to vote or make speeches in a certain way in the House from criminal prosecution, the Centre told […]
SC declines to consider plea for independent audit of ‘source code’ of EVM system Context A writ petition requesting an impartial audit of the source code regulating the whole Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) system was denied by the Supreme Court on Friday. What is the […]
SC to hear a challenge to Section 6A of the Citizenship Act from Oct. 17 Context On Wednesday, a Constitution Bench chaired by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud resolved to hear several petitions contesting the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, […]
A ‘platform’ will assess ‘top’ 50 judges before appointment in SC: CJI Context Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said on Friday that the Supreme Court, working with a young team of distinguished scholars, interns, and law researchers, had prepared a “broad platform” to assess […]
CBI does not require permission to probe pre-2014 cases too: SC Context On Monday, a Constitution Bench ruled that the Supreme Court’s 2014 decision invalidating the need that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to obtain prior authorization before looking into corruption allegations involving high […]
Criminal trials ideally need dynamic judges, says top court Context The Supreme Court has stated that aggressive and dynamic judges, as opposed to hesitant or taciturn ones, are preferred in criminal proceedings. What is the background behind the observation of the top Court? The verdict […]
SC unveils handbook to eliminate gender stereotypes from law Context Career woman, fallen woman, faithful or obedient wife, eve-teasing, hermaphrodite, and many other terms have been labelled by the Supreme Court as being gender-injust in Indian courts. The Supreme Court provided the correct phrases that […]
SC plans expansion of infra; e-Courts to offer national link Context The Chief Justice of India (CJI) claims that an “overhaul” of the court infrastructure is required as a matter of priority to make them more inclusive and accessible. She also adds that new initiatives […]
SC to appoint an all-woman panel to oversee relief in Manipur Context The Supreme Court will appoint a three-person all-female committee, led by Justice Gita Mittal, a former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, to offer a “healing touch” in the violently […]