Topic: Constitution of India
Supreme Court Upholds Bar on Anticipatory Bail in Caste Crimes
The Supreme Court of India recently quashed a Bombay High Court order granting anticipatory bail in a caste-based crime case. The ruling reaffirmed that Section 18 of the...
ILO Report on Algorithmic Management and Job Quality
Recently, the ILO released a report titled ‘Revolutionizing health and safety: The role of AI and digitalization at work’. It was published ahead of the World Day for...
Surrogacy Law for Unmarried Women
The Bombay High Court recently told a 38-year-old divorced woman to go to the Supreme Court to decide if a single woman can have a child through surrogacy....
Section 19 of POCSO Act
On April 24, 2025, the Supreme Court of India agreed to hear concerns regarding Section 19 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Senior advocate...
Supreme Court Ruling on Challenge to ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in Preamble
The Supreme Court recently dismissed petitions challenging the 42nd Amendment and added the words “secular” and “socialist” to the Constitution’s Preamble in 1976. The Court affirmed that these...
What is Parliamentary Privilege?
The parliamentary privilege allows members of the House to enjoy certain rights and immunities that enable them to effectively and efficiently perform their parliamentary duties without hindrances. Notably,...
Supreme Court Strength rises to 32
The Constitution of India says Supreme Court shall have a maximum of 34 judges including the Chief Justice. Recently, five new judges were appointed by the President of...
Statehood Day of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh was the 18th state formed in the Indian Union. The government of India passed the State of Himachal Pradesh Act in 1970 to make it a...
Constitution Day: November 26
Every year Constitution Day is celebrated on November 26. It is also known as Samvidhan Divas or National Law Day. The day is celebrated to mark the adoption...
Cow Cabinet: A new cabinet in Madhya Pradesh to conserve cows
On November 18, 2020, the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the State Government is to constitute ‘Cow Cabinet’ to conserve and promote cow cattle...
November 16: National Press Day
Every year the National Press Day is celebrated on November 16. This is because the Press Council of India was established on November 16, 1966. The Press Council...