by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 26, 2021 | Polity
On December 14, 2021, a Supreme Court division bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and Vikram Nath permitted the application filed by the defence ministry seeking the modification of the September 8, 2020 order that stipulated the road width under...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 15, 2021 | Polity
In November 2021, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed the special internal reservation sanctioned to Vanniyar community. The law was enacted in February 2021 by the then All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) led government. It provided 10.5...
by Team Spectrum Books | Dec 3, 2021 | Polity
The union government is preparing to set up an All India Judicial Service (AIJS), in the lines of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS), for central recruitment officers of the lower judiciary. The proposal for AIJS has, however,...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 29, 2021 | Polity
The Tribunal Reforms Bill replaced the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021. The provisions in the ordinance concerning conditions of service and tenure of tribunal members and chairpersons were struck down by a three-judge...
by Team Spectrum Books | Sep 5, 2021 | Polity
The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 22, 2021 and was passed on July 29, 2021. Thereafter, it was passed in Rajya Sabha on August 02, 2021. On August 11, 2021, it got the presidential assent and became The Inland Vessels Act, 2021, which...
by Team Spectrum Books | Aug 31, 2021 | Polity
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021 was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 24, 2021 and by the Rajya Sabha on July 28, 2021. It received presidential assent on August 7, 2021 and became an act, known as The Juvenile Justice (Care...