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Disabled persons granted exemption from standing during National Anthem in movie halls
The Supreme Court has granted an exemption to six categories of disabled people from standing when the national anthem is played before the screening of a film in theatres. The six categories include people suffering from cerebral palsy, Parkinson disease, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
SC bans sale, registration of BS-III vehicles
The Supreme Court has banned the sale and registration of Bharat Stage (BS)-III emission norm-compliant vehicles from April 1, 2017, when environmentally friendly BS-IV emission norms will come into force across the country. The order came after all vehicle manufacturers ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Recommendations of Law Commission against Hate Speech
The Law Commission of India (LCI) in its 267th Report has laid out that bare the danger of hate speech to the Union Government and called for action from the government and Parliament. It held that hate speech has the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
SC introduces Middle Income Group Scheme
The Supreme Court has introduced Middle Income Group Scheme, (MIGS) a self-supporting scheme for providing legal services to the middle and relatively lower income groups. Under this scheme, middle class people who cannot afford the expensive litigation in the apex ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
No need to stand if National Anthem is part of film: SC
The Supreme Court has clarified that there is no need to stand inside a cinema hall when the national anthem is featured as a part of a film, documentary or a newsreel. This is second clarification issued by SC on ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
SC appoints Committee of Administrators headed by Vinod Rai to run BCCI
The Supreme Court has appointed former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai as head of four-member Committee of Administrators to run Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Other three members of the committee are noted historian Ramachandra ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Union Government clears Tamil Nadu’s Ordinance on Jallikattu
The Union Government has Tamil Nadu government’s proposal to promulgate an ordinance to hold Jallikattu, a traditional bull taming sport. The Union Ministries of Home, Law and Environment has vetted the state’s draft ordinance and cleared the amendment. Now, Tamil ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Church courts cannot veto divorce law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that Canon law and decrees of divorce given by ecclesiastical tribunals or ‘Church Courts’ cannot veto the statutory law of divorce. Ruling in this regard was given by SC Bench of Chief Justice of India ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
SC refuses to pass judgment on Jallikattu before Pongal
The Supreme Court has rejected a plea urging it to pass judgement on Jallikattu before the harvest festival of Pongal. It had also dismissed the review petition against its 2014 verdict. Earlier, the apex court had questioned the Union Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Union Government forms committee to look into Haj subsidy issue
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has decided to set up a six-member committee to look into the Hajj subsidy issue. The decision has been taken in light of a 2012 Supreme Court order on gradually reducing and abolishing subsidy ..