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EWS Reservation: Know Everything About it

The central government amended the Constitution of India to provide 10% reservation in education and government jobs in India for a section of the general category candidates. This article briefly mentions what is the EWS reservation, its eligibility criteria, how you can get an EWS certificate, and the supreme court’s view on EWS reservations.

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What is Digital Rape? Laws & Punishment

“Digital rape,” does this has anything to do with crime committed online? Is the body of the victim actually involved in digital rape? Many of you might have believed that digital rape means cyber crime or sexual offense committed online with no actual involvement of a body. But this is not true! In English, the word ‘digit’ means toe, finger, and thumb, and penetrating the same against someone's consent, is known as digital rape; it has nothing to do with cybercrime. Most of you are unaware of this term, is because, in the past, it was considered molestation and not rape. In this article, let’s discuss rape laws in India, the meaning of digital rape, the inclusion of digital rape in our country’s criminal code, and many more.

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Around 5 crore cases are pending in courts across India

More than four crore cases are pending in various courts in India. Shockingly, a few of these have been pending for more than ten years. This shows that our Indian judicial system is under tremendous pressure. As per the records of 2022, over 4.7 crore cases are pending in courts across different levels of the judiciary. Of them, 87.4% are pending in subordinate courts, and 12.4% in High Courts. Amid the rising litigation trend, more people and organizations are approaching courts as advocates or attorneys. However, the number of judges available to hear these cases is not yet enough; no growth here, though. What can be the possible reason for such a backlog of cases? Let’s discuss this in our article.

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SC to hear 25 Constitution bench cases from August 29th

The Supreme Court notified that 25 Constitution bench matters will be indexed from August 29, as Chief Justice of India (CJI) U.U. Lalit has a tenure of even less than 100 days. CJI N.V. Ramana demitted the office on August 26, and Justice Lalit had taken over as CJI however he started running most effectively on August 29. According to the attention issued through the apex court registry, 25 cases that have been pending for a while may be heard from September month through the 5- Judge bench of the apex court. Remember, that a constitution bench is a bench of 5 judges.

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List of Governors General of India

In 1600 Queen Elizabeth-I sent a troop to India named East India Company(EIC), and in 1765 they won the Battle of Buxar against the Shah Alam emperor, who gave them Diwani or permission to rule over. At this time, Britishers were trying hard to root themselves in India thus, for the same, they used their greatest artillery and armor, The Centralised British Body, which was made through a reporting head called ‘Governor General.’

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Is Delhi a Union Territory or State?

The capital of India, New Delhi, is frequently stated as “Dilwaalon ki Dilli '', an area where humans have contented hearts. Delhi has a massive range of historical and ancient artifacts. However, it's far domestic to all three branches of the Government of India. With its lengthy records of empire successions from the Delhi Sultanate to Mughals, after which the British, the town of gift stands as one of the quickest growing towns withinside the world. Delhi is cherished by the vacationers in addition to its population for it's far a town of the clever and the spice!

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Justice UU Lalit: Important Cases and Judgments

UU Lalit, or Uday Umesh Lalit, was born on 9th November 1957, in the family of U.R. Lalit, a former Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court and Nagpur bench. He had been a Senior advocate in the profession of law from a long time. He subsequently became the 6th most senior Advocate and was finally appointed as a Supreme Court Judge on 13th August 2014. In this article, we will discuss Justice UU Lalit's background, his career, important judgments & many more. So, let's get started.

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Monsoon Session of the Parliament 2022

The Monsoon Session 2022 of Parliament was scheduled to commence on 18 July and was prone to carry on till 13 August. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha should be convened at 11 am from Monday onwards. As per the bulletin released by Lok Sabha total of 29 bills can be placed in Parliament, away from which 24 are new bills. Important bills to be introduced when you look at the monsoon session of Parliament.

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Quick Weekly Round Up on Latest News [18th July’ 22 – 23rd July’ 22

After an entire week, we have collected trending news and legal affairs in our Weekly wrap- up. With big- time controversies, drowning currencies, rising politics and perpetuating crimes; India had witnessed a lot of events taking place this whole time. Therefore, we have tried to wrap it up in our article. In this article, click on the attached links in each weekly update to read the entire story.

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National Emblem Row: Controversy in the Indian Parliament around Ashoka Pillar

"Since when did Ashoka’s lions bare their fangs? And they never snarled before," a Twitter user asked.

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What is Extradition in International Law?

“No one can outrun the long arms of the Law.” This saying shows the true purpose of the Legal System. If someone commits a crime, they will eventually be brought to justice. This is the promise of the Law. With globalization and interconnectedness between countries, it has become easier for offenders in India to travel abroad and try to escape prosecution in India.

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List of Presidents & Prime Ministers around the world

Every country in the world has different government systems wherein few countries like China and Russia follow communism. Even with these differences, the only thing common among all these countries is that there is only one head of the state either the Prime Minister or the President. Over time & again, India’s PM Modi has maintained the top spot on the Global Leader Approval list this year (2022) by defeating the Presidents of many popular nations like US President Joe Biden.

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President Election in India: Who will be elected for the 2022 Presidential election?

NDA’s presidential nominee Draupadi Murmu is all set for this year’s Presidential elections. If elected, she will become the first tribal President of the country. And the second woman president after Pratibha Patil. President Ram Nath Kovind’s tenure is coming to an end on July 25, for which a Presidential election will be conducted to fill his post on July 18; probably by the 21st of July, we will know who our new President will be. Now, the question is, how is the President of India chosen? What is the process? Is it the same as a Parliamentary election? In this article, we shall be discussing all of these.

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Marital Rape Laws in India

Does a woman or man lose their degree of sexual autonomy after marriage? Hon’ble Justice DY Chandarchud took a stand in the negative on the Right to say “no” (to sex) after marriage. It is generally believed that either of the spouses must ensure each other’s approval on sexual intercourse after marriage but in ancient India, marital rape was not even accepted as an issue. The primary reason behind this mentality was the patriarchal framework of Indian society and that women were considered a ‘property’ or a ‘chattel’ of their husbands. This does sound orthodox! However, in present India, courts are taking up cases based on this issue although India is among the 36 countries where marital rape is not yet criminalized, unlike 150 other countries. Read this article to know about the pros and cons of criminalizing marital rape and judicial precedents!

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Right against Sexual Harassment –A Fundamental Right

According to the recent report of the National Crime Records Bureau on Crime in India, there were 17,003 total reported cases of sexual harassment in the year 2020. Despite the pandemic and with most people working from home, still, 485 incidents of sexual harassment at the workplace were reported. Further, a study shows that male suicides are 4 times more than female suicides at a workplace. Thus, any person can be subjected to this shameful act, as it is not just a crime against the body, but it is a crime against the soul.

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Farm Laws Repealed- What led to this decision?

After a long run debate, our Indian Parliament has finally decided to repeal the three controversial farm laws which were enacted last year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation has assured that the legislative process for the repeal would be completed in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. He also requested the farmers to return home to their families and put an end to the protest.

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AIBE 2021- Exam Analysis & Other Details

All India Bar Examination is an open-book exam that is conducted so that qualified law graduates can become advocates in India and practice the noble profession. Without clearing AIBE, a law graduate cannot practise in the Indian Courts. It is generally said that the All India Bar Examination is not a hard nut to crack and candidates who follow the syllabus and carry the right bare acts in the examination can clearly do so.

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Anticipatory Bail under CrPC and its Laws

Personal liberty is a fundamental right guaranteed by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution as a natural, vital, and essential right of individuals. This right is included in the Indian Constitution's immutable basic structure. When a person is suspected of committing a crime, the legal system is obligated to arrest them, bring them to trial, and punish them if they are found guilty. An individual's personal liberty is taken away when he is arrested, and securing bail usually sets him free. The right to personal liberty is intrinsically tied to the concept of bail. The right to secure bail stems from sections 436, 437, and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ("Code"), as well as the aspect of anticipatory bail added by the Law Commission's 41st report.

EWS Reservation: Know Everything About it

What is Digital Rape? Laws & Punishment

Around 5 crore cases are pending in courts across India

SC to hear 25 Constitution bench cases from August 29th

List of Governors General of India

Is Delhi a Union Territory or State?

Justice UU Lalit: Important Cases and Judgments

Monsoon Session of the Parliament 2022

Quick Weekly Round Up on Latest News [18th July’ 22 – 23rd July’ 22

National Emblem Row: Controversy in the Indian Parliament around Ashoka Pillar

What is Extradition in International Law?

List of Presidents & Prime Ministers around the world

President Election in India: Who will be elected for the 2022 Presidential election?

Marital Rape Laws in India

Right against Sexual Harassment –A Fundamental Right

Farm Laws Repealed- What led to this decision?

AIBE 2021- Exam Analysis & Other Details

Anticipatory Bail under CrPC and its Laws

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