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Kesavananda Bharati Passes Away
Kesavananda Bharati, who filed a petition in the Supreme court and the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgement that the basic structure of the Constitution cannot be altered, died on September 6. Who was Kesavananda Bharti? Shri Kesavananda Bharati was the chief pontiffof Edneer Mutt in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. Born on 9 December 1940. He was the petitioner in Kesavananda ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Persons in News Current Affairs
Topics: Basic Structure Doctrine • basic structure of the Constitution • Fundamental rights in India • Kesavananda Bharati • Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
Reservation in Promotions
The Supreme Court has upheld the law of Karnataka which provides reservation in promotions in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The court upheld the law which provides consequential seniority .i.e. a person promoted would also get seniority as a consequence. Catch-up Rule The Supreme Court in Virpal Chauhan (1995) held that once a general ..
Topics: basic structure of the Constitution • Catch-up Rule • consequential seniority • Ratna Prabha Committee • Scheduled Castes • Scheduled Tribes • Supreme court
Quota for Economically Weaker Sections questioned in Supreme Court
A not for profit organisation Youth for Equality has questioned the constitutional validity of the 103rd constitutional amendment act which provides for 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections. Why the 103rd constitutional amendment act is questioned in Supreme Court? Youth for Equality has questioned the constitutional validity of the 103rd constitutional act based ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: 103rd constitutional act • Article 156 • Article 16(6) • basic structure of the Constitution • CLAT • economically weaker sections • Indira Sawhney case • M Nagraj vs Union of India • Mandal case • Supreme court • Youth for Equality