Polity News
Supreme Court crisis: No meeting held with CJI, judges propose roster reform panel
A scheduled meeting between four senior judges of the Supreme Court, who went public with their criticism against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, and the CJI did not materialise with one of them, Justice J Chelameswar, on leave.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 1st Feb 2018
Don't want India to become the refugee capital of the world, govt. tells SC
The Union government told the Supreme Court that it does not want the country to become the refugee capital of the world.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 1st Feb 2018
Rajasthan gives 1% quota to Most Backward Classes
The government in Rajasthan has issued orders for granting 1% reservation to the Most Backward Classes, comprising Gujjars and four other nomadic communities, within the 50% ceiling mandated by the Supreme Court.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 31st Jan 2018
CJI recommends impeachment of Allahabad High Court judge Shri Narayan Shukla
Chief Justice of India (CJI) recommended the impeachment of Justice Shri Narayan Shukla, the eighth senior-most judge of the Allahabad High Court, following an adverse report about him by an in-house panel set up by the CJI.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 31st Jan 2018
President for simultaneous LS, Assembly elections
In his hour-long, maiden address to a joint sitting of Parliament President Ram Nath Kovind covered the entire range of issues concerning governance, including pitching for simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
posted by Jawwad Kazi 30th Jan 2018