News:The Supreme Court has refused to review its December,2018 order rejecting a probe into the controversial Rafale deal. Facts: About the Rafale deal: The Rafale deal is a defence deal between French and Indian government. In 2016,Indian government had inked a direct deal with the French government to purchase 36 new Rafale fighter jet. As… Continue reading Supreme Court dismisses pleas to review Rafale ruling
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Explained:What is Article 142, invoked by SC to give land for a mosque?
News:The Supreme Court referring to the demolition of the Babri Masjid at the disputed site has said that it was invoking Article 142 to ensure that a wrong committed must be remedied. Facts: The Supreme Court had used extraordinary powers granted to it by Article 142 of the Constitution to grant five acres of land… Continue reading Explained:What is Article 142, invoked by SC to give land for a mosque?
Centre clarifies on definition of land as forest
News:The Forest Advisory Committee(FAC) of the Environment Ministry has said that the States need not take the Centre’s approval to define what constitutes unclassified land as forest. Facts: What did the committee said? The committee has said that the states have well established forest departments. Hence,they are in a better position rather than Union Environment… Continue reading Centre clarifies on definition of land as forest
SC to get permanent Constitution bench
News:The Supreme Court has decided to create a permanent five judge Constitution Bench to hear and decide cases involving Constitutional questions. Facts: About Constitution bench: Constitution bench is the name given to the benches of the Supreme Court of India which consist of at least five judges of the court. These judges sit to decide… Continue reading SC to get permanent Constitution bench
Government-funded NGOs come under RTI ambit, says SC
News:The Supreme Court has held that Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which are substantially funded by the government fall within the ambit of the Right to Information(RTI) Act. Facts: Key highlights of judgement: The Supreme Court has ruled that NGOs which receive considerable finances from the government fall under the category of “public authority” defined in Section… Continue reading Government-funded NGOs come under RTI ambit, says SC
Explained: What is Oxytocin and why does the govt want to ban its commercial use?
The Supreme Court has referred the matter to a larger bench to decide on whether to impose a ban on private companies to manufacture the drug Oxytocin and restrict its manufacture to a single public sector undertaking. This decision comes after a petition was filed against government ban on private drug manufacturers from producing Oxytocin.… Continue reading Explained: What is Oxytocin and why does the govt want to ban its commercial use?
Article 370: Petition filed in Supreme Court against Centre’s notification on J&K
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Presidential order on Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order,2019. The order effectively abrogates the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under the provision of Article 370 whereby provisions of the Constitution which were applicable to other states were not applicable to Jammu… Continue reading Article 370: Petition filed in Supreme Court against Centre’s notification on J&K
Giving voice sample to police does not violate privacy, rules top court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a judicial magistrate can order an accused to give his voice samples even against his consent in the course of a criminal investigation. The judgment came on an appeal filed by petitioner against a 2010 order of a magistrate court in Uttar Pradesh allowing police to get his voice… Continue reading Giving voice sample to police does not violate privacy, rules top court
Cabinet approves increasing strength of Supreme Court judges from 31 to 34
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to introduce a bill to increase the number of judges in Supreme Court from 31 to 34. This decision of the Cabinet came days after Chief Justice of India had written to Prime Minister to increase the number of judges in the top court. CJI had written that… Continue reading Cabinet approves increasing strength of Supreme Court judges from 31 to 34
Too much quota may impact right to equal opportunity, remarks Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that excessive quota may impact the right to equal opportunity guaranteed under the Constitution. This observation was made while hearing several petitions which have asked for a Constitution Bench to examine the validity of 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act. The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act provides for 10% reservation in government jobs… Continue reading Too much quota may impact right to equal opportunity, remarks Supreme Court
