CENTRAL LAWS TO APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY IN J&K
Why in news? The Union cabinet has given approval for their applicability in an effort to ensure administrative effectiveness and smooth transition, removing any ambiguity, in line with the Constitution. Details Jammu and Kashmir had a separate provision of Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) under which cases were registered by the state police Apart from IPC […]
CENTRE SET TO REVAMP IT ACT
Focus: GS-II Governance, GS-III Industry and Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Prelims Why in news? The government will soon kick-start the process of revamping the nearly 20-year old Information Technology Act, 2000, with an aim to bring it in tune with the technological advancements with a focus on stronger framework to deal with cybercrimes. An expert […]
CABINET APPROVES BILL TO REGULATE SURROGACY
Focus: GS-II Governance, Prelims Why in news? The Union Cabinet on 26th February 2020 approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, allowing a “willing” woman to be a surrogate mother and proposing that the Bill would benefit widows and divorced women besides infertile Indian couples. The Cabinet approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill after incorporating the recommendations […]
SC PASSES INTERIM ORDER ON MAHADAYI TRIBUNAL’S AWARD
Why in news? The Supreme Court passed an interim order allowing an application by the State of Karnataka to notify the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal’s award. The implementation of the award would, however, be subject to the final judgment of the Supreme Court in the civil appeals filed by Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra, challenging the […]
CAA WILL CAUSE MUSLIMS TO FACE EXCLUSION: U.S. PANEL
Why in news? Days before U.S. President Donald Trump is due in India, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a fact sheet on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). “There are serious concerns that the CAA serves as a protective measure for non-Muslims in case of exclusion from a nationwide National Register […]
OVER 50% INMATES IN TIHAR JAIL FROM BACKWARD CLASSES IN 2018
Why in news? Over 50% inmates in Tihar prison belong to Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe and from Other Backward Classes (OBC), as per Prison Statistics 2018. The data was recently shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs
WOMEN ARMY OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT COMMISSION
Why in news? The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Union government’s submissions that women are physiologically weaker than men as a “sex stereotype” and declared that Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers are eligible for permanent commission and command posts in the Army irrespective of their years of service
PUBLISH CRIMINAL HISTORY OF CANDIDATES, SC ORDERS PARTIES
Why in news? The Supreme Court ordered political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections along with the reasons that goaded them to field suspected criminals over decent people The information should be published in a local as well as a national newspaper as well as […]
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS CHANGES TO SC/ST ATROCITIES LAW
Why in news ? SC upheld the legality of amendments to SC/ST atrocities act by the parliament The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of 2018, which nullified its own controversial March 20, 2018 judgment diluting the stringent provisions of the Dalit protection law […]
WHAT IS PUBLIC SAFETY ACT? (PSA)
Details: The Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, of Jammu & Kashmir is an administrative detention law that allows detention of any individual for up to two years without a trial or charge. The Public Safety Act allows for the arrest and detention of people without a warrant, specific charges, and often for an unspecified period […]