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Lok Sabha passes the Aadhaar And Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Lok Sabha has recently passed the Aadhaar And Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018. The Bill aims to amend three existing laws: The Aadhaar (Targeted...
08 Jan 2019 Judgements & Cases
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The Supreme Court sought the Centre’s response to a plea alleging that despite the striking down of draconian Section 66A of the IT Act in 2015...
08 Jan 2019 Judgements & Cases
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Mainstreaming Victims of Crimes
(This editorial is based on the article “Mainstreaming Victims of Crimes” which appears in The Hindu on 1st January 2019.) When any...
02 Jan 2019 Judgements & Cases
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Is It Time to Abolish the Death Penalty?
(This editorial is based on the article “Is it time to abolish the death penalty?” which appears in The Hindu for 14th...
14 Dec 2018 Judgements & Cases
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Last Updated: July 2022 What is National Green Tribunal (NGT)? It is a specialised body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act (2010) for...
11 Dec 2018 Judgements & Cases
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Witness Protection Scheme, 2018
The Supreme Court (SC) has approved India's First Witness Protection Scheme drafted by the union government and has asked the Centre, states and...
06 Dec 2018 Judgements & Cases
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Last Updated: August 2022 For Prelims: Eco Sensitive Zones, Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986, National Wildlife Action Plan, National Park,...
30 Nov 2018 Judgements & Cases
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The Post And The Person: On Strengthening The EC
(The editorial is based on the article “The post and the person: on strengthening the EC” which appears in The Hindu for 22nd November...
24 Nov 2018 Judgements & Cases
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No Double Jeopardy Bar If There was No Trial
In a recent judgment (State of Mizoram vs. Dr. C. Sangnghina), SC has held that the bar of double jeopardy will not apply if the person was...
10 Nov 2018 Judgements & Cases
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Last Updated: July 2022 For Prelims: Fundamental Rights, Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India, LGBTQ Community For Mains: Importance of the...
02 Nov 2018 Judgements & Cases
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02 Nov 2018 Judgements & Cases
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A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the application of "creamy layer" principle relating to reservations for...
01 Oct 2018 Judgements & Cases
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Adultery is Not a Crime: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional, the 158 year old Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes adultery. The...
28 Sep 2018 Judgements & Cases
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SC Approves Live-Streaming of Court Proceedings
The Supreme Court has pushed for greater transparency in the judicial system by allowing live-streaming of court proceedings of cases of...
27 Sep 2018 Judgements & Cases
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SC Ruled Legislators Can Continue Legal Practices
The Supreme Court has ruled that legislators cannot be barred from working as lawyers. Background Mr. Ashwini Upadhyay in December 2017,...
26 Sep 2018 Judgements & Cases
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Supreme Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality
Supreme Court of India has scrapped a 158 years old British era law that banned same-sex relations between consenting adults in private. Section...
07 Sep 2018 Judgements & Cases
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SC Alters Lodha’s BCCI Proposals
The Supreme Court has finalised the new Constitution for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In a landmark decision on 18 July,...
10 Aug 2018 Judgements & Cases
