Fact in News Appointment of Justice Surya Kant as Executive Chairman of NALSA .Justice Surya Kant appointed NALSA Chairman by the President under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. Overview In a move to strengthen legal aid mechanisms across the country the...
Case in News Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna inquiry report on Justice Yashwant Varma has been forwarded to the President. Overview Issue : In-House Inquiry Against Justice Yashwant Varma The Supreme Court of India under CJI Sanjiv Khanna has taken a major step...
Introduction The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 shows a major overhaul of criminal procedural laws of India aiming to modernize and smoothen the justice system . Among its provisions Section 219 specifically addresses the prosecution of offences...
Case in news The Supreme Court of India explains that in gang-rape one person’s act implicates all if there’s common intention . Case Overview Case name : RAJU @ UMAKANT VERSUS THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH The Supreme Court of India bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and...
Case in news The Supreme Court of India orders prior permission for tree felling within 5 km of Taj Mahal to continue . Case Overview Case name:MC Mehta v. Union of India & Ors. The Supreme Court of India through a bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal...
Section 218 BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita), 2023 is a important provision in criminal procedural law of India describing the prerequisites for prosecuting judges, magistrates and certain public servants for offenses alleged to have been committed during the...