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Appointment of Supreme Court judges in India

May 11, 2022

Recently, the Union government notified the appointment of two judges as judges of the Supreme Court. Who are the two new judges of the Supreme Court? Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia: Justice Dhulia hails from Uttarakhand and is the grandson of a ..

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FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records)

April 1, 2022

The Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records (FASTER) software has been launched by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana so that court orders can be transmitted securely and swiftly via electronic mode thus ensuring that judicial orders can ..

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Power of States to Tax Lotteries

March 24, 2022

On 23rd March 2022, the Supreme Court announced that states are eligible to tax lottery schemes that are operating within the territories of the state as it falls under the activity of betting and gambling which comes under taxation covered ..

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Committee on Chardham Project

March 11, 2022

The Supreme Court named AK Sikri, as chairperson of the High-Powered Committee (HPC), which will assess the Chardham project’s cumulative and independent impact on the entire Himalayan valley. Overview: In 2019, Professor Ravi Chopra was appointed as chairperson of the ..

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SC on Gender Cap in Orchestra Bars

February 21, 2022

The Government of Maharashtra had placed a restriction limiting the number of female and male performers in orchestra bars to four each, but the Supreme Court (SC) overturned it. Overview: The SC said the limit of performers should not exceed ..

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T.N. Neutrino Observatory-Recent Developments

February 18, 2022

Tamil Nadu has told the Supreme Court that it does not want the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) to be built in a vulnerable ecological zone in the Western Ghats, at the cost of wildlife and biodiversity, along with local opposition ..

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TN Anti-NEET Bill

February 4, 2022

The Tamil Nadu Anti – NEET bill was passed by the state assembly in September 2021. The bill seeks to discard the requirement of NEET for medical courses in the state. The central government had made the National Eligibility cum ..

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Supreme Court Notice on Irrational Freebies

January 27, 2022

The Supreme Court of India recently issued a notice to the union government, a few state governments and also to the Election Commission of India. The ECI has stated lack of power as the reason in response. What is the ..

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Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centre (VWDC) Scheme

January 13, 2022

The Supreme Court has directed the High Courts of the country to provide an estimate of manpower required to create Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centre (VWDC) scheme in their states within three months. It has introduced new definitions to the vulnerable ..

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Indian Government Majority Stake in Vodofone

January 12, 2022

The Vodofone recently announced that its board members have given permission to convert the Adjusted Gross Revenue dues to equity. With this GoI will now have 35.8% of share in Vodofone company. This makes it the largest shareholder of Vodofone. ..

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