To spread the importance of the Indian Constitution, India observed November 26 as the Constitution Day of India. The day was also declared as the…
SC of India struck down NJAC, revived collegium system of appointing judges
The Supreme Court of India struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) that had been set up by a unanimous decision by the Parliament….
Meat ban can’t be forced down citizens’ throats: Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India fully endorsed the Bombay high court’s decision of lifting the ban on sale of meat imposed by Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation…
Is Right to Privacy fundamental: Centre asks SC
The Centre requested the Supreme Court to set up a bench of five or more judges to adjudicate whether right to privacy was part of a citizen’s fundamental right given the conflicting rulings given by the apex court on this issue in the last 60 years.
The Constitution (100th Amendment) Act, 2015
The term the Constitution (100th Amendment) Act, 2015 was in news in the fourth week of May 2015 as the President of India Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill, 2013 that related to the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh.
State’s share of central taxes hiked by unprecedented 10%
The 14th Finance Commission has hiked the states’ share of central taxes by an unprecedented 10 percentage points from 32% to 42%. The move will financially benefit states greatly, possibly at the Centre’s cost. It gives states greater freedom to choose how they spend the money while reducing the discretionary fiscal space available to the Union finance minister.
Current Events Article: Aam Aadmi
People now don’t want to be ‘ruled’ but rather ‘served’. They want to break the century long ‘born to rule’ attitude of ruling class and its tendency to take people for granted. It is on this backdrop that the unprecedented victory of Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi assembly elections could be seen as a beginning of change in Indian politics.
Polygamy is not an integral part of Islam: SC
The Supreme Court of India ruled that a Muslim’s fundamental right to profess Islam does not include practicing polygamy, though Muslim’s personal law permits men to have four wives.
Use of older version of Preamble by government creates controversy
In an advertisement by I&B ministry original version of preamble drafted in 1945 was used. This created a controversy as the version does not contain the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ which were added later to the Preamble in 1976.