River pollution: NGT directs States to act
Taking suo motu cognisance of a report in The Hindu on the increase in polluted river stretches in the country, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all States and Union Territories to prepare action plans within two months.
Aadhaar is Constitutional
The Supreme Court in a majority opinion upheld Aadhaar as a reasonable restriction on individual privacy
Boost to SC/ST quota in promotions
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court modified a 2006 judgment requiring the State to show quantifiable data to prove the “backwardness” of a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe community in order to provide quota in promotion in public employment.
MHA merges police forces in six UTs
The Ministry of Home Affairs has notified new rules amalgamating police forces in six Union Territories.
Decriminalisation of politics
The Supreme Court directed political parties to publish online the pending criminal cases of their candidates
Panel for jail reforms across India
The Supreme Court set up a three-member committee headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy to suggest and look after jail reforms across the country.
Parakram Parv
The Indian Armed Forces will observe ‘Parakram Parv’ from September 28 – 30 to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strikes against terror camps across the Line of Control (LoC) and to “showcase the courage, valour and sacrifice of Armed Forces”.
Legislators can practise law, says SC
The Supreme Court held that there was no bar on legislators doubling up as lawyers.
Female circumcision issue goes to Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench petitions seeking a declaration that the practice of female circumcision or ‘khafz,’ prevalent in the Dawoodi Bohra sect, amounts to “female genital mutilation (FGM)” and is a violation of women’s right to life and dignity.
Centre to issue warnings on lynchings
The Centre assured the Supreme Court that the Union and State governments would, within a week will frame warnings.