Why in the news? Recently, a record 9 judges have taken oath at one go, taking the Supreme Court strength to 33 (against the maximum possible strength of 34), of whom 4 are women. Who appoints Supreme Court judges? Articles …
Creamy layer concept In the 1992 Indra Sawhney judgment, the supreme court upheld the government’s move to give 27% reservation to Other Backward Classes (based on the Mandal Commission report). The apex court also introduced the concept of creamy layer …
About Lok Adalat Lok Adalat (people’s courts) is a body established by the government to settle disputes through conciliation and compromise. Lok Adalat is an alternative method of dispute resolution. It is a forum where disputes or cases pending in …
What is the Bill about? The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 replaces the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 that sought to dissolve eight tribunals that functioned as appellate bodies to hear disputes under various statutes, and transferred …
What’s in the news? In a step towards decriminalising politics, the Supreme Court held eight political parties guilty of contempt of court for not making public criminal records of their poll candidates. The court directed that political parties must publish …
Background In May, a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court struck down the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 which extended reservation to the Maratha community in public education and employment in excess …
NEWS Growing instances of judicial interference in an investigation are not only undesirable but also not sanctioned by law. CONTEXT Recently there have been growing instances of subordinate judicial officers, and even High Courts sometimes, directing the investigating officer to …
NEWS Several steps can be taken to ensure that people are not booked under laws held unconstitutional. CONTEXT Recently, the Supreme Court had expressed shock that despite its declaration of Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 as …
CONTEXT Recently the Supreme Court of India has upheld the authority of a committee of the Delhi Assembly to summon a senior official of Facebook. This verdict of the supreme court is an extremely nuanced recognition of the extent of …
NEWS In the current context, the feasibility of the All India Judicial Service requires to be studied. BACKGROUND The idea for an ‘All India Judicial Service (AIJS)’ was first proposed by the 14th Report of the Law Commission of India …