Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and Judicial Activism | What is Litigation

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Public Interest Litigation (PIL) – Its objective is to provide justice to the people who somehow couldn’t get it by themselves. Litigation meaning – As defined in businessdictionary, it is Legal method for settling controversies or disputes between and among persons, organizations, and the State. Public Interest Litigation is defined as litigation involved … Read more

About Supreme Court of India Important from UPSC polity Mains and Prelims perspective

Supreme Court of India

Supreme court of india The Supreme Court of India is the final court of appeal and the highest court in the judicial hierarchy in India. Supreme Court of India also has the power of review of the laws made by Constitution of India. Chief Justice of Supreme Court is the head of Supreme Court of … Read more

Supreme court Decriminalises Gay Sex & other News 5th & 6th September

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Supreme court decriminalises Gay Sex Supreme court decriminalises Gay Sex and says homosexuality is not a crime. Gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual people have the right to constitutional equality in “all its manifestations”, and majoritarian views and popular morality cannot dictate constitutional rights, the bench said. United Nations lauded the verdict and said it’s a … Read more

Significance of Article 35A in terms of Kashmir & what is Article 370

Significance of Article 35A in terms of Kashmir Permanent residents, conferring special rights & privileges in state government jobs, acquisitions of property in the State, etc are some of the powers Article 35A  gives to the State government/legislature of Jammu & Kashmir. Added to the Constitution through a Presidential Order, in 1954 it is inserted … Read more

Corruption in India: Prevention Of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2018 . A Step Ahead or back

After more than 70 years of Independence the issue of corruption still looms large in our daily lives. Be it some basic services like making passport to getting the birth certificate, at all these places we have to pay some amount to get our work done. Either pay some amount to get things done or … Read more