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SC issue notices to Centre, ECI to bring political parties under RTI Act
Supreme Court issued notices to the Union Government, Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea to bring all political parties under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The notice was also issued to six National Political ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Bangladesh Supreme Court uphelds death sentence of Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid
Bangladesh Supreme Court’s appellate bench upheld the death sentence of war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid. Decision in this regard was taken by 4-member bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. The court has found Mujahid ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
Supreme Court cancels 2015 All India Pre-Medical Test
Supreme Court has cancelled the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIMPT) 2015 and directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to re-conduct the test within one month. This verdict was given by a SC bench of Justice RK Agarwal and ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
Aruna Shanbaug, face of mercy killing in India passes away
Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse who was in a vegetative state for 42 years after being sexually assaulted passed away in Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial (KEM) hospital. Earlier in second week of May she was put on ventilator after suffering a ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
SC issues guidelines to regulating Government Advertisements
Supreme Court (SC) on 13 May 2015 issued a slew of guidelines on regulation of public advertisements. This guidelines seeks to prevent ruling politicians at all levels from misusing tax payers’ money to enhance their image or of their parties ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Justice Cyriac Joseph appointed as acting Chairman of NHRC
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Justice Cyriac Joseph as acting Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). His appointment comes after then Chairman of NHRC Justice K.G. Balakrishnan completed his tenure. He will remain in office till new Chairman is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Collegium System of Judicial Appointments in India
The constitution of India has established an integrated judicial system with Supreme Court at the top and High Courts for states. Under a high courts, there is a hierarchy of subordinate courts viz. district courts and other lower courts. This ..
SC appoints CBI SP Vivek Priyadarshi as head of team probing IPL scandal
Supreme Court has appointed Vivek Priyadarshi to head an investigating team to further probe the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 6 spot-fixing and betting scandals. Decision in this regard was taken by a SC bench comprising Justices T S Thakur ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014 comes into force
Union Government has brought into force the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 along with the 99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2014. In this regard, notification to effect from 13 April 2015 was issued by the Union Law Ministry. With ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Section 66 A of IT Act unconstitutional and untenable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (SC) on 24 March 2015 struck down the Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act 2000 calling it unconstitutional and untenable. SC in its ruling held that Section 66A interferes with freedom of speech and expression ..