The workings of the Supreme Court collegium For Prelims and Mains What is Collegium ? Collegium is a group of Supreme Court judges which include the Chief Justice of India and 4 senior-most judges of the Supreme Court. The Collegium recommends Judges for […]
Supreme Court Benches Context: · The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu when addressing the silver jubilee of the State Human Rights Commission has come up with a request to set up a bench of Supreme Court in Chennai and allowing Tamil to be used in […]
SC hears EPFO Appeal on Pension Scheme For Prelims About EPFO – Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), established under Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952. EPFO comes under the control of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of […]
Suspension of MPs Context: The two Houses of Parliament have suspended 27 members this week, the most recent of which were two AAP members and an independent Rajya Sabha member on Thursday. Along with the independent, the Trinamool Congress, DMK, TRS, CPI, CPI(M), and AAP […]
Guidelines on Arrests and Bail Orders Context: In the recent Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI case a division bench of the Supreme Court has issued guidelines on arrests. Background: The judgement in the Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI case the court has ordered a strict […]
Despite SC Alarm, Bail is Still Not the Norm For Mains Right to Bail Bail is not defined in CrPC but offences are classified into bailable and non bailable offence. Section 436 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, lays down that a person accused […]
Handcuffing, A Judicial Tap, and the Long Arm of the Law For Prelims Suprit Ishwar Divate vs The State of Karnataka: High Court held that an accused, in normal circumstances, need not be handcuffed on arrest. Handcuffs can only be used under exceptional circumstances such […]
Sedition Law Context: The Supreme Court has fixed May 5 for final hearing of the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the sedition law and made it clear that it will not brook any delay in the form of requests for adjournment. What is […]
Apprehensions about the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act Context: • The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act which was passed recently has come under severe criticism given the provisions in it which are subject to misuse. About: • The Act empowers police and prison officials to take’measurements’ of […]
Mullaperiyar Dam Issue Context: • Recently, the Supreme Court ordered the reconstitution of the Mullaperiyar dam’s supervisory committee, which will include one technical expert each from Tamil Nadu and Kerala (the two States involved in the dispute concerning safety of the dam) and empowered […]