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SC Prioritising SLPs Disposal

Source: IE  Why in News?  The Supreme Court (SC) has started prioritising hearing special leave petitions (SLPs) cases with the aim to...

13 Dec 2024 Judgements & Cases

SC Quashes Telangana Land Allotment to Privileged Groups

Source: IE  The Supreme Court(SC) of India has quashed the Telangana government's land allotments to cooperative societies comprising Members...

26 Nov 2024 Judgements & Cases

Supreme Court Guidelines on “Bulldozer Justice”

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Article 142, Municipal Laws, Executive, Judiciary, Rule of Law, Right to Life with Dignity, Article 21, Article 300A,...

14 Nov 2024 Judgements & Cases

SC Allows States to Regulate Industrial Alcohol

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Important Judgements, Constitutional Bench, Centre-State Relations, Industrial Alcohol, 7th Schedule, Excise Duty,...

26 Oct 2024 Judgements & Cases

Telangana Begins Sub-Categorization of SCs

Source: TH  Recently, the Telangana government has initiated the process of categorizing Scheduled Castes (SCs) into four distinct sub-groups:...

12 Oct 2024 Judgements & Cases

Reforming Bail Provisions

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, Detention, Article 21, Constitutional Courts, Bail, KA Najeeb Case,...

30 Sep 2024 Judgements & Cases

SC Warns Against Routine CBI Probe

For Prelims: High Court (HC), Supreme Court, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),  Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, Santhanam...

30 Sep 2024 Judgements & Cases

Need for a Dedicated Witness Protection Law

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Witness Protection Scheme 2018, District and Sessions Judge, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Article 142, United...

26 Sep 2024 Judgements & Cases

Third National Lok Adalat

For Prelims: National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), National Lok Adalat, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Gandhian Principles, Alternative...

17 Sep 2024 Judgements & Cases

SC Calls for Uniform Demolition Guidelines

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Retributive Justice, Article 300A, Article 21, Geneva Convention, rule of law, For Mains: Judiciary, Rule of Law,...

09 Sep 2024 Judgements & Cases

West Bengal “Aprajita” Anti-Rape Bill

For Prelims: Rape Crimes, Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023,...

06 Sep 2024 Judgements & Cases

A Call for Reform in Judicial Appointments

This editorial is based on “Reforming the process of judicial appointments ” which was published in The Hindu on 02/08/2024. The...

02 Sep 2024 Judgements & Cases

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30 Aug 2024 Judgements & Cases

Supreme Court's Role in Upholding Civil Liberties

This editorial is based on “The top court as custodian of liberties” which was published in The Hindu on 13/08/2024. This article...

14 Aug 2024 Judgements & Cases

Mandatory FIR Registration in Alleged Fake Encounter Cases

Source: IE The Delhi High Court has ruled that a first information report (FIR) must be mandatorily registered in cases of alleged fake encounters,...

10 Aug 2024 Judgements & Cases

Right to Be Forgotten

For Prelims: Supreme Court of India, Right to be forgotten, Personal data, Right to privacy, Right to Information Act, 2005 For Mains: Right to be...

05 Aug 2024 Judgements & Cases

SC Allows for Sub-Classification of SCs and STs

For Prelims: Supreme Court of India, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Article 14, E.V. Chinnaiah v State of Andhra Pradesh case, 2004 For...

01 Aug 2024 Judgements & Cases

Consent of States for CBI Investigations

For Prelims: Central Bureau of Investigation, Federalism, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Seventh Schedule, Central Vigilance Commission For Mains:...

22 Jul 2024 Judgements & Cases

Mercy Petition

For Prelims: President, Mercy Petition, Article 72, Article 161, Judicial Review, Supreme Court (SC), Pardoning Power, Death Penalty, Law...

22 Jun 2024 Judgements & Cases

In-Depth: Reduction in Pendency of Cases & Arbitration

For prelims: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Indian judiciary, Section 89, Civil Procedure Code(CrPC), 1908, Arbitration, Mediation and...

06 Jun 2024 Judgements & Cases