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President’s rule function
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President’s rule function

Science & Tech 17/02/25 16:22 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently,  four days after Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh’s resignation, the Union government announced that President’s rule has been implemented in the violence-hit State.' Read More...

Divorce, maintenance and punishment in armed forces
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Divorce, maintenance and punishment in armed forces

Science & Tech 15/02/25 09:16 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently ruled that evidence of sexual intercourse was necessary to prove adultery as a ground for cancellation of maintenance.' The ruling effectively restates the Read More...

Income Tax Bill, 2025
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Income Tax Bill, 2025

Science & Tech 14/02/25 09:41 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Income-tax Bill, 2025, which was introduced in Lok Sabha, intends to simplify India’s six-decade-old structure of direct taxation by streamlining provisions, removing obsolete references, a Read More...

Should convicted persons be allowed to contest elections?
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Should convicted persons be allowed to contest elections?

Science & Tech 13/02/25 10:17 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Supreme Court is hearing petitions filed by Ashwin Upadhyay and others, seeking a life time ban on convicted persons from contesting elections.' Section 8(3) of the Representation of the Peopl Read More...

Appointment of ad-hoc judges to High Courts
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Appointment of ad-hoc judges to High Courts

Science & Tech 04/02/25 10:48 AM IST
by Mahesh

'To address the growing backlog of criminal cases, the Supreme Court on January 30, 2025, allowed High Courts to appoint retired judges on an ad-hoc basis, provided they hear only criminal appeals as Read More...

Budget Highlights
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Budget Highlights

Science & Tech 03/02/25 11:10 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in Parliament.' The Budget 2025 highlights key economic reforms, focusing on growth, sust Read More...

Controlled cannabis cultivation
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Controlled cannabis cultivation

Science & Tech 31/01/25 09:29 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, the  Himachal Pradesh Cabinet approved a pilot study by two universities on the controlled cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes.' The approval followed a Read More...

Enemy property
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Enemy property

Science & Tech 24/01/25 10:07 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked actor Saif Ali Khan to approach the appellate authority against an order of the central government that declared historical properties of the Pataudi family in Bho Read More...

Appointment of ad hoc Judges
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Appointment of ad hoc Judges

Science & Tech 24/01/25 09:49 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, the Supreme Court suggested temporarily appointing retired judges on an ad hoc (as required) basis to address the growing backlog of pending criminal cases before several High Courts.' N Read More...

UGC’s draft regulation has serious constitutional issues
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UGC’s draft regulation has serious constitutional issues

Science & Tech 21/01/25 10:39 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The draft regulation by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on the selection and appointment of vice chancellors of universities has evoked protests by non-Bharatiya Janata Party-headed State gove Read More...