SC: DAUGHTERS HAVE EQUAL BIRTHRIGHT TO INHERIT PROPERTY
Focus: GS-II Governance, Social Justice, Why in news? The Supreme Court held that daughters, like sons, have an equal birthright to inherit joint Hindu family property. The judgement came on the issue whether the amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, granting equal rights to daughters to inherit ancestral property would have retrospective effect. Details […]
HINDU WOMEN’S INHERITANCE RIGHTS JUDGEMENT: EXPLAINED
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Supreme Court expanded on a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint legal heir and inherit ancestral property on terms equal to male heirs. What is the ruling? The Supreme court ruled that a Hindu woman’s right to be a joint heir to the ancestral property is by […]
INDIA’S POPULATION DATA AND PROJECTIONS
Focus: GS-II Governance Introduction A new study argues that while India is destined to be the largest country in the world, its population will peak by mid-century and as the 21st century closes, its ultimate population will be far smaller than anyone could have anticipated, about 1.09 billion instead of approximately 1.35 billion today. Fertility […]
MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN INVESTIGATION
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2020 have been awarded to 121 Police personnel. Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation The medal is given to police personnel and members of central investigation agencies in recognition of their outstanding service in investigation […]
HC NOTICE TO FACEBOOK ON PLEA
Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Facebook Inc., which owns photo and video sharing social networking platform Instagram, on a petition seeking removal of pictures of a college student from porn sites which were lifted from Instagram. The HC ordered Delhi police’s Cyber Prevention Awareness and […]
PROFITEERING DURING A PANDEMIC
Focus: GS-II Governance Introduction Soon after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, prices of essential items shot up in several places across the country. Overpricing and Profiteering cases Reports emerged that in some private hospitals, patients were asked to pay lakhs even before being allotted beds and patients were […]
QUESTIONS BEING RAISED ABOUT GOVERNOR’S ACTIONS
Focus: GS-II Governance, Polity Introduction The Rajasthan Governor repeatedly turned down the advice of the Council of Ministers to convene a session of the Rajasthan Assembly. What are the related powers of a Governor? The Supreme Court reiterated that “the functions, duties and powers of the Governor by or under the Constitution are ‘cabined, cribbed, […]
CONTEMPT OF COURT EXPLAINED
Focus: GS-II Governance, Polity Introduction Contempt of court, as a concept that seeks to protect judicial institutions from motivated attacks and unwarranted criticism, and as a legal mechanism to punish those who lower its authority, is back in the news in India. How did the concept of contempt come into being? The concept of contempt […]
GETTING AHEAD OF CONSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES
Focus: GS-II Governance Introduction The Rajasthan High Court’s order staying the anti-defection proceedings initiated by the Assembly Speaker against the rebel legislators raises important constitutional issues. A petition challenging the issuance of notices by the Speaker to the rebel MLAs turned into one challenging the constitutionality of Para 2(1)(a) of the Tenth Schedule to the […]
WHEN CAN A GOVERNOR USE HIS DISCRETION?
Focus: GS-II Governance, Polity Why in news? Rajasthan Governor returning the fresh proposal by the state Cabinet – seeking to convene a session of the Assembly – has raised fresh legal questions on the powers of the Governor. Who has the powers to summon the House? It is the Governor acting on the aid and […]