A New House, Again in Red Sandstone Context: In order to maintain continuity, the new triangular Parliament House, which was constructed to accommodate the three-sided block of ground on which it stands, confronts the previous circular building. Points to Ponder: Construction Design: To accommodate the […]
Sedition And Its Roots In Rudeness As An Offence Context: The Lahore High Court struck down the Pakistan Penal Code’s “sedition” offence on March 30. Inconveniently, around the same time in India, the police filed several complaints in Delhi and Ahmedabad and also detained several […]
Why Do Judges Recuse Themselves? Context: A judge can step down from a case where there is a potential conflict of interest in order to avoid the appearance of prejudice in the decision-making process. Recusals can be automatic, in which case the judge withdraws from […]
An Ordinance, Its Constitutionality, And Scrutiny Context: If the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 is challenged, the Union of India is unlikely to be successful in seizing control of “services” in Delhi.The Delhi State Government, which is elected, will have […]
Independence Of The Judiciary Is Part Of The Basic Structure Of The Constitution: SC Context: The Supreme Court has ruled that the district judiciary’s independence is an integral aspect of the Constitution’s fundamental structure and that the judiciary’s separation from the government and the legislature […]
The Telangana- A.P. Water Dispute Context : To resolve the disagreement over water allocation between the riparian States of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh (before to bifurcation), the Bachawat Tribunal was established in 1969. Andhra Pradhesh received 811 tmcft of consistent water from the Tribunal. […]
SC Back To Its Full Strength of 34 Context: Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan received their oaths of office from Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday, restoring the court to its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges. How are Judges in […]
Ordinance Passed To Nullify SC Order Context: The Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) is now the official administrator of Delhi, according to an ordinance introduced by the Union government on Friday. The L-G has the last say in all decisions on postings and transfers for all officials working […]
Tamil Nadu’s Amended Law On Jallikattu Valid: SC Context: The State legislature’s determination that the bull-taming competition is a part of the people’s cultural heritage and history was upheld by the Supreme Court on Thursday, which described Jallikattu as a “type of bovine sport” that […]
Two Judgments And The Principle Of Accountability Context: Last week, two of the Supreme Court of India’s Constitution Benches issued significant rulings. In the first case, it was determined that the Delhi administration, led by the Chief Minister, and not the Lieutenant Governor chosen by […]