How the Chief Justice of India is appointed ?
Context The new CJI UU Lalit said he “will strive hard to make the process of listing cases as simple as transparent as possible”, and laid out his priorities, such…
Article 131 of the Constitution and CAA
Context The Kerala government moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The Pinarayi Vijayan-led government, the first state to challenge the law, filed a petition under Article 131 of…
Floor test Explained
Context The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea filed for an immediate floor test in Karnataka Assembly. What is a floor test? A floor test is primarily taken…
EC should act within the law: Supreme Court
Context: The Supreme Court criticized the Election Commission of India for introducing NOTA in Rajya Sabha elections. The poll body should act within the law, it said. A three-judge Bench:…
What is the ban on fireworks sale about?
What is it? The Supreme Court reimposed the ban on the sale of fireworks in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) till November 1. The direction, according to the court, is…
SC brings back ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR region
Introduction The Supreme Court suspended the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR till November 1, 2017 in a bid to test whether a Deepavali without firecrackers this year will have a…