Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 04 June 2022
Contents
- Issues with Frivolous PIL Petitions
- GST Council must uphold Fiscal Federalism
Issues With Frivolous PIL Petitions
Context
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitioner in the Supreme Court barely escaped having to pay ₹18 lakh for indulging in a “luxury litigation”. A Supreme Court Bench of Justice B.R. Gavai and Hima Kohli initially asked the litigant to pay ₹18 lakh, that is, ₹1 lakh for every one of the 18 minutes the case took up. However, the court later, in its order, slashed the amount to ₹2 lakh on the request of the litigant’s counsel.
Relevance
GS-II: Structure, Organization and Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary
Dimensions of the Article
- Why did the apex court got disgusted?
- What is Public Interest Litigation (PIL)?
- How was it introduced?
- Filing a PIL
- Parties against whom PILs can be filed
- Importance of PIL
- Issues with PIL
- Preventing frivolous PILs
- Way Forward
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GST Council Must Uphold Fiscal Federalism
Context
The recent ruling of the Supreme Court held that the states were free to use means of persuasion ranging from collaboration to contestation.
Relevance
GS-III: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment, Government Budgeting
Dimensions of the Article
- Simultaneous or concurrent powers under Article 246A
- Composition of GST Council
- Role of GST Council
- Observations on Federalism
- Way Forward
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