CURRENT AFFAIRS

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 20, Jan 2022

Reference News:-Calling for abolishing the law on sedition, former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman has expressed concern on booking critics of the government for sedition.He said, it is time to completely do away with sedition laws and allow free speech

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Election Commission of India has allowed journalists to cast their votes through postal ballot facility.Procedure to be followed:Any absentee voter wishing to vote by postal ballot has to make an application to the returning officer in&nb

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Jan 2022

Reference News:-12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs have gone to the Supreme Court against their year-long suspension from the Assembly.During the recent hearing, the Supreme Court observed that the suspension of MLAs for a full year is prima facie unconst

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The Delhi High Court is hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape, provided the wife is above 15

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 18, Jan 2022

Reference News:-The law that governs inter-faith marriages in the country, the Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954, is being challenged for endangering the lives of young couples who seek refuge under it.More than a year after a writ petition was moved before th

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 17, Jan 2022

In NewsRecently, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) decided to lay more emphasis on the contribution of National Lok Adalat in effectively reducing the number of pending cases through Alternative Dispute Mechanisms.What is Lok Adalat?The term ‘Lok Adalat&

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 14, Jan 2022

Context:On January 12, 2022 , the Supreme Court of India agreed to hear petitions asking for legal action to be taken against the organisers of, and speakers at, the “Hardwar Dharma Sansad”.What’s the issue?During this Dharma Sansad, that had taken place

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 14, Jan 2022

Context:Some of the recent allegations & events has brought renewed focus on the independence and the impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). What are the charges levelled? Accusations of favouring ruling party: Over the last seve

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Jan 2022

Reference News:Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s newly formed party Punjab Lok Congress has received its party symbol – Hockey stick and ball.Firstly, how are symbols allotted to political parties?As per the guidelines, to get a symbol allotted:A p

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 11, Jan 2022

Reference News:The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has once again missed the deadline to notify the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 rules, the third extended deadline after the Act was passed.January 9 was the last day of an extension it sought from the two parliamentary c