KEY TAKEAWAYS The foundation of the National Green Tribunal was laid down in the 186th Law Commission Report. NGT is established under Section 3 of the National Green Tribunal Act that was passed in 2010. The Supreme Court emphasized the importance o ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The tribunals were added into the Constitution through 42nd Constitutional Amendment under Articles 323A and 323B of the Constitution. The Tribunal Reforms Bill seeks to replace a similar ordinance passed in April and amends the Finance ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act was passed in 2014. It aimed to recognize and protect the rights of the street vendors. The Town Vending Committees (TVC) is one of the most important au ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS There have been increasing animal cruelty cases in India, and the recent examples are the killing of monkeys in Karnataka. The brutal killing of a dog named Bruno in Kerala shook the courts also. Organizations like PETA, SGACC, VSPCA In ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS There have been increasing cases of police torture against the army. The police actions of torture have spread from common man to army personnel. The government remains inactive and silent to save its face and does not address the issue ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 lays down the provisions for procedure and powers of courts to grant bail. Section 436 to 450 of the CrPC deal with the provisions of granting bail. Bail is granted based on whether the offence is bailab ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Section 124A of Indian Penal Code lays down the provisions of sedition. Sedition means conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. These laws were first established by the British Government w ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 puts a total ban on activities such as manufacture, sale, production, and consumption of liquor in Gujarat. The Act has been challenged before the Gujarat High Court. It has been challenged on the groun ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Reservation to Other Backward classes was implemented through Mandal Commission in 1990. The certificate for OBC is issued by National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). Eligible people can apply for the certificate through offline ..