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Indian and US Courts on Contempt

For Prelims: Contempt of Court, Supreme Court (SC), Chief Justice of India (CJI), Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, High Court, District...

27 Mar 2025 Judiciary

Judicial Transfers and In-House Inquiry

For Prelims: Collegium System, In-house inquiry procedure, Chief Justice of India  For Mains: Judicial Transfers in India, Comparison between...

25 Mar 2025 Judiciary

Fast Track Special Courts

For Prelims:  Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs), FTSC Scheme, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, Nirbhaya...

22 Mar 2025 Judiciary

Electoral Reforms in India

For Prelims: Election Commission of India (ECI),  Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC), RPA, 1951, EVM, VVPAT, ERONET (Electoral Roll...

18 Mar 2025 Judiciary

Reasonable Classification Test

For Prelims: Reasonable Classification, Article 14, Special Courts, Sessions Court, High Court, Supreme Court.     For Mains:...

08 Mar 2025 Judiciary

Preventive Detention

Source: HT  Why in News?  The Supreme Court (SC) of India, in Mortuza Hussain Choudhury vs State of Nagaland, 2025, reaffirmed that...

07 Mar 2025 Judiciary

Strengthening Tribunals in India

For Prelims: Tribunals, Supreme Court, High Court, Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), Judge Advocate General.  For Mains: About Tribunals,...

04 Mar 2025 Judiciary

Champakam Dorairajan Case and Evolution of FRs and DPSPs

For Prelims: Champakam Dorairajan Case, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Article 46, Article 14, Article 16(4), 1st...

01 Mar 2025 Judiciary

Mediation as a Solution to Judicial Backlog

For Prelims: Mediation, Public Interest Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms, SUPACE  For Mains: Judicial Backlog in India,...

26 Feb 2025 Judiciary

SC's Direction on Remission

For Prelims: Remission, Pardoning Power of the President, Article 72, President, Supreme Court, Article 161, Governor, Prison Act, 1894, Kehar...

26 Feb 2025 Judiciary

President’s Rule and Federalism in India

This editorial is based on “President’s Rule and the road ahead” which was published in The Hindu on 20/02/2025. The article...

21 Feb 2025 Judiciary

President’s Rule in Manipur

For Prelims: President’s Rule, Article 356, Kuki-Zo and Meitei, Article 355, Governor, Simple Majority, 44th Amendment Act, 1978, National...

18 Feb 2025 Judiciary

Marital Rape in India

For Prelims: High Court (HC), Supreme Court (SC), BNS, Section 377, Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Articles 14 (equality), 15 (non-discrimination),...

15 Feb 2025 Judiciary

SC Plea for Lifetime Ban on Convicted Politicians

For Prelims: Supreme Court (SC), Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RP Act, 1951), Election Commission (EC), Parliament, Administrative...

14 Feb 2025 Judiciary

Limits to the Right to Access Justice

Source: LiveLaw  Why in News?  The Supreme Court (SC) of India fined a petitioner for frivolous litigation and forum shopping, citing...

13 Feb 2025 Judiciary

SC/ST Act to Include Intellectual Property

Source: IE  In the Principal Secretary Government of Maharashtra v. Kshipra Kamlesh Uke Case, 2024, the Supreme Court upholds the Bombay High...

04 Feb 2025 Judiciary

Empowering Minority Communities

Source: PIB  Why in News?  The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) shed light on India’s ongoing efforts to empower minority...

03 Feb 2025 Judiciary

Writ Jurisdiction and the State

For Prelims: Supreme Court (SC), Scheduled Banks, NBFCs, Writ Jurisdiction, State, RBI, Statutory Bodies, Fundamental Rights, Parliament,...

01 Feb 2025 Judiciary

Supreme Court of India Foundation Day

Source: SCI  The Supreme Court (SC) of India, established on 26th January 1950 under Article 124, was inaugurated on 28th January 1950 and...

28 Jan 2025 Judiciary

Ad hoc Judges in High Court

For Prelims: Supreme Court (SC), High Court, Article 224A, President, Chief Minister, Chief Justice of India, Collegium System, NITI Aayog,...

27 Jan 2025 Judiciary