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Why in News Recently, the Allahabad High Court has struck down the provisions under Section 5 of the Special Marriage Act that required parties to...
14 Jan 2021 Fundamental Rights
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Scandalising the Courts: A Ground for Contempt
Why in News The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Union government on a PIL petition, challenging the constitutional validity of a...
13 Jan 2021 Fundamental Rights
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Why in News The National Commission for Minorities celebrated World Minorities Rights Day on 18th December 2020. The United Nations on 18th...
19 Dec 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Why in News According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a record number of journalists were imprisoned during 2020. The...
17 Dec 2020 Fundamental Rights
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The Big Picture: Special Marriage Act
Why in News? The Allahabad high Court has recently expressed its concern over the issue of one changing his/her faith just for the sake of...
02 Dec 2020 Fundamental Rights
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UP Ordinance on Unlawful Conversions
Why in News The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has recently passed an ordinance to deal with unlawful religious conversions, which are in opposition...
01 Dec 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Article 32 of the Constitution
Why in News Recently, the Chief Justice of India (CJI), during a hearing of a plea, said that the court is trying to discourage petitions filed...
17 Nov 2020 Fundamental Rights
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This article is based on “All states must be brought into the mainstream of family laws” which was published in The Indian Express on...
30 Oct 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Supreme Court on Right to Protest
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the right to peaceful protest against the law but also cleared that public ways and public...
08 Oct 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Ethical Code for Electronic Media
Why in News Recently, the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to include its ethical code in the Programme Code of...
21 Sep 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Free Internet Gadget and Package to Poor Students
Why in News The Delhi High Court has directed both private and government schools in Delhi to provide gadgets and Internet packages free of cost to...
19 Sep 2020 Fundamental Rights
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This editorial is based on “Stop press: On blanket gag order against the media” which was published in The Hindu on 17/09//2020. It...
17 Sep 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court has sought the Central government's response on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging provisions of...
29 Aug 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Reservations Based on Place of Birth
Why in News Recently, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh has announced that the government jobs will be reserved for the “children” of...
19 Aug 2020 Fundamental Rights
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SC Verdict on Hindu Women’s Inheritance Rights
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has expanded the Hindu women’s right to be the coparcener (joint legal heir) and inherit...
12 Aug 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Habeas Corpus Cases in Jammu & Kashmir
Why in News After the abrogation of the special status (under Article 370 of the Constitution) of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir in...
04 Aug 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Protesting is a Fundamental Right: UN
Why in News Recently, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee has reaffirmed that protesting peacefully, online or in person, is a...
30 Jul 2020 Fundamental Rights
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This article is based on “Scandalising as contempt” which was published in The Hindu on 27/07/2020. It talks about the arguments, in...
28 Jul 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Faulty Education Guidelines in Rajasthan
Why in News Recently, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has criticised the Rajasthan government for its new guidelines...
11 Jul 2020 Fundamental Rights
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Inclusion of Reservation Laws in Ninth Schedule
Why in News Recently, a Union Minister emphasised the need to include all reservation-related laws in the Ninth Schedule of Constitution so that...
13 Jun 2020 Fundamental Rights
