In Context The Supreme Court recently underlined that marital status should not influence the right to terminate a pregnancy. Observations of SC The Supreme Court said it may loosen the restrictions of a 51-year-old abortion law which bars unmarried women from terminating pregnancies which are up to 24 weeks old. SC said that the prohibition […]
In Context Recently, it was noted that since the implementation of the Right to Information Act (RTI), some 100 RTI activists across the country have been killed and several are harassed on a daily basis. Issue Bihar is turning out to be one of the most dangerous States for RTI activists despite being one of […]
In Context There are many criticisms surrounding the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Recently, the Supreme Court also upheld the core amendments made to the Act in 2002. Overall scenario Money laundering has become a matter of international concern and India has undertaken several international commitments in this regard. The PMLA was introduced in […]
In Context Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the core amendments made to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). More about the news About: Over 240 petitions were filed against the amendments in which the challengers claimed to violate personal liberty, procedures of law and the constitutional mandate. The verdict came on an extensive challenge […]
In Context Recently, the Supreme court bench said it will see to what extent it can or cannot intervene to stop political parties from distributing irrational freebies. More about the news The Supreme Court had issued notice to the Centre and Election Commission of India on the plea against freebies offered by the state parties. […]
In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has asked the national and state child rights bodies to issue guidelines to facilitate Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in making the preliminary assessment . About This is to be done for determining whether a child of 16 years of age and above can be tried as an adult […]
In News Recently, US Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion. More about the issue: The US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade judgement of 1973. It gave women in America the right to have an abortion before the foetus is viable outside the womb or […]
In News Recently, the debate arose around The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act. This Act was passed in parliament in 2021. Key provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act: Objective: The Act sought to regulate the surrogacy part of a rather flourishing infertility industry in the country. Defining ‘surrogacy’: It is defined as a practice where a woman […]
In News Two days after it issued an advisory cautioning people against sharing a photocopy of their Aadhar card, the government withdrew the notification. About Advisory Citizens should share their Aadhaar details only with entities that have a user licence from UIDAI. It did not specify how to verify this user licence. Unlicenced private entities […]
In News Recently, the Union government sought more time to file a reply to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition charge under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). About Pleas are being filed in the Supreme Court by the Editors Guild of India and Major General (Retired) S.G. Vombatkere. The […]
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