News: The Supreme Court has pronounced its reasons for granting interim bail to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in connection with the abetment of suicide case against him. Facts: Key Takeaways from the Judgement: Protect Personal Liberty: The Supreme Court called on judges to protect personal liberty and the right of ordinary people to bail saying liberty… Continue reading Supreme Court on Protecting Rights of People
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Protecting Article 32
Context: The Chief Justice of India is reported to have stated during the hearing of journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail matter, that the Court was trying to “discourage” recourse to Article 32. What does article 32 says? The right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings for the enforcement of the rights conferred by this… Continue reading Protecting Article 32
Contribution and Criticism of Supreme Court
Context- Criticism is the hallmark of a prosperous democracy, but unfounded and unrestrained criticism is harmful rather than contributive. Why judiciary is the strongest pillar on which the edifice of Indian democracy stands? India ranks in the top one-third of nations in efficiency of the legal framework to challenge regulations and in judicial independence. At the… Continue reading Contribution and Criticism of Supreme Court
Judiciary is not slipping into ‘barbarism
Context: Recently questions have been raised on functioning of judiciary that it is slipping into “judicial barbarism”. What are the recent charges made against the judiciary? Electoral bonds case: The court has refused to do timely hearings of cases that go to the heart of the institutional integrity of a democracy. Elgar Parishad case: The… Continue reading Judiciary is not slipping into ‘barbarism
Article 32 of Indian Constitution
what is the Issue of application of Article 32 Dr B.R. Ambedkar had once said, ‘If I was asked to name any particular article in this Constitution as the most important – an article without which this Constitution would be a nullity, I could not refer to any other article except this one (Article 32).… Continue reading Article 32 of Indian Constitution
What is ‘contempt of court’, and why does the A-G have to consent to these proceedings?
News: Attorney General has given his consent for the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweets following the Supreme Court’s decision to grant interim bail to a television anchor. Facts: Contempt of Court: As per the Contempt of Courts Act 1971, contempt refers to the offense of showing disrespect to… Continue reading What is ‘contempt of court’, and why does the A-G have to consent to these proceedings?
CONTEMPT OF COURT
Context: Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal on Monday declined to give consent to the initiation of contempt proceedings against A.P. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and his Principal Adviser Ajeya Kallam. What is Contempt of court? Contempt of Court is the offense of being disobedient to or being disrespectful towards a court of law. Any action which… Continue reading CONTEMPT OF COURT
