Indian Constitution

LS passes amended Forest Conservation Bill

Why in NEWS The Lok Sabha passed the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday, without any changes from the first version introduced on March 29. The contentious Bill was introduced to amend the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Background The 1980 legislation has empowered the Centre for the past four decades, …

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The politics of the Uniform Civil Code

A UCC under a majoritarian regime is likely to be an awkward result of the crisis of Indian secularism. On June 27, in Bhopal, when Prime Minister advocated that a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) be implemented, he was seeking to accomplish the last of the three core ideological agendas that …

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EC to issue e-vouchers for canvassing on Akashvani, DD

The Election Commission (EC) has made the process of allotting airtime to political parties for campaigning on Akashvani and Doordarshan entirely online. Instead of collecting physical vouchers for airtime, the parties will henceforth be issued digital time vouchers through an Information Technology (IT) platform. “This step reflects the commission’s commitment …

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RIGHT TO PERSONAL LIBERTY

The Supreme Court has recently held that bail orders should neither be too long and elaborate nor come too late as both violate the constitutional mandate of personal liberty. Key details: The supreme court highlighted that, while rejecting or granting bail to accused persons, Judges should not slip into extensive deliberations …

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CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES

The Supreme Court verdict on the Delhi government’s tussle with the Centre over the national capital’s bureaucracy draw new red lines for Constitutional offices in the face of political compulsions, and underline the sanctity of the elected government. Verdict on basic structure: In the Delhi ruling, the apex court speaks …

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POLYGAMY IN INDIA

Assam Chief Minister has said that the state government will move to ban the practice of polygamy through “legislative action. Practice of polygamy Polygamy is the practice of having more than one married spouse — wife or husband. The issue is governed both by personal laws and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Traditionally, polygamy (mainly the situation of …

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ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE

The SC reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the third extension given to Director of Enforcement. The Directorate of Enforcement is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of offence of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws. The statutory functions of the Directorate include enforcement of following Acts: The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA): It is …

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