Polity, Constitution and Governance

Repealing Laws in India: Understanding the 2025 Overhaul of Obsolete Statutes

Repealing Laws in India: Understanding the 2025 Overhaul of Obsolete Statutes

Repealing Laws in India: The 2025 Bill and Legislative Process Explained Context: The Indian Parliament recently took a major step...

गरिमापूर्ण मृत्यु का अधिकार

गरिमापूर्ण मृत्यु का अधिकार

संदर्भ: सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के समक्ष एक बेहद संवेदनशील मामला आया है, जिसमें वह निष्क्रिय इच्छामृत्यु (Passive Euthanasia) से जुड़े ऐतिहासिक...

Manikrao Kokate Arrest Warrant: Assessing Political and Judicial Accountability

Manikrao Kokate Arrest Warrant: Assessing Political and Judicial Accountability

Manikrao Kokate Portfolio Stripped: Legal & Ethical Grounds for Removal Context: On December 18, 2025, the Maharashtra government stripped Manikrao...

Removal of a Judge: Constitutional Safeguards and the Judges (Inquiry) Act

Removal of a Judge: Constitutional Safeguards and the Judges (Inquiry) Act

Context: Justice Yashwant Varma, a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, has petitioned the Supreme Court to quash a...

Right to a Dignified Death: Passive Euthanasia & Living Wills in India

Right to a Dignified Death: Passive Euthanasia & Living Wills in India

Context: The Supreme Court of India is currently grappling with the practical challenges of implementing its own landmark judgments on...

The President’s Pardoning Powers: Constitutional Basis and Judicial Scrutiny

The President’s Pardoning Powers: Constitutional Basis and Judicial Scrutiny

Context : The President of India, under Article 72, possesses the power to grant clemency. This power acts as a...

Courts and Freedom of Speech in India: A Constitutional Crossroads

Courts and Freedom of Speech in India: A Constitutional Crossroads

Freedom of speech in India stands at a crucial constitutional crossroads. A recent op-ed by Supreme Court lawyers Kaleeswaram Raj...

SIR and the Annihilation of Rights: Analyzing the Controversy over Electoral Roll

SIR and the Annihilation of Rights: Analyzing the Controversy over Electoral Roll

Context : The opinion article critiques the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls initiated by the Election Commission of...

Judicial Pendency in India reflects deep systemic challenges with 4.8 crore cases currently pending.

Judicial Pendency in India reflects deep systemic challenges with 4.8 crore cases currently pending.

Context : The Law Minister’s recent revelation in the Rajya Sabha that 4.80 crore cases are pending in India’s lower...

Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act Secures Amaravati

Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act Secures Amaravati

 Secures Amaravati Context: The Centre’s move to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act comes amid renewed demands from the Naidu...

Use of Chemical Weapons in Georgia

Use of Chemical Weapons in Georgia

Use of Chemical Weapons in Georgia Context: In late 2024, mass protests erupted in Tbilisi after the Georgian government halted...

Supreme Court to Consider Plea to Revive NJAC

Supreme Court to Consider Plea to Revive NJAC

Understand the Supreme Court’s consideration of a plea to revive the NJAC, the evolution of judicial appointments in India, the...

सर्वोच्च न्यायालय का सेना अनुशासन पर फैसला

सर्वोच्च न्यायालय का सेना अनुशासन पर फैसला

सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने गुरुद्वारे में प्रवेश से इनकार करने वाले सेना अधिकारी की बर्खास्तगी को सही ठहराते हुए कहा कि...

असम का बहुविवाह विरोधी विधेयक 2025 -कानूनी प्रावधान, प्रमुख मुद्दे और प्रभाव

असम का बहुविवाह विरोधी विधेयक 2025 -कानूनी प्रावधान, प्रमुख मुद्दे और प्रभाव

असम बहुविवाह विरोधी विधेयक 2025 बहुविवाह को अपराध घोषित करते हुए 10 वर्ष तक की सज़ा, जुर्माना, अयोग्यता और पीड़ितों...

Supreme Court Ruling on Army Discipline – Article 33, Fundamental Rights & Security Forces

Supreme Court Ruling on Army Discipline – Article 33, Fundamental Rights & Security Forces

The Supreme Court ruling on the dismissal of an Army officer for refusing to enter a gurdwara reinforces Article 33,...

IBC Resolution Delays in India: Rising 603-Day Timeline, NCLT Backlog, Insolvency Challenges

IBC Resolution Delays in India: Rising 603-Day Timeline, NCLT Backlog, Insolvency Challenges

India’s IBC framework faces rising delays, with average insolvency resolution time hitting 603 days. Learn about IBC structure, CIRP challenges,...

Free Speech in India Under Threat: Judiciary, Article 19, and Misuse of Restrictions | The Study IAS

Free Speech in India Under Threat: Judiciary, Article 19, and Misuse of Restrictions | The Study IAS

Explore how free speech in India is facing new challenges after the Supreme Court’s decision in the Neha Rathore case....

Draft Seeds Bill 2025: Key Reforms, Need, and Impact on Indian Agriculture | The Study IAS

Draft Seeds Bill 2025: Key Reforms, Need, and Impact on Indian Agriculture | The Study IAS

The Draft Seeds Bill, 2025 aims to replace the outdated Seeds Act 1966 and Seeds (Control) Order 1983, modernising India’s...

Pakistan’s Controversial 27th Amendment: Power Politics, Judiciary, and Military Dynamics

Pakistan’s Controversial 27th Amendment: Power Politics, Judiciary, and Military Dynamics

Learn why Pakistan’s 27th Constitutional Amendment has sparked nationwide controversy. Explore how it could weaken the judiciary, centralise military command,...

India’s Defence Procurement Reforms: DAP 2020, Policy Evolution & Modernisation Measures

India’s Defence Procurement Reforms: DAP 2020, Policy Evolution & Modernisation Measures

India’s Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 aims to modernise military procurement through transparency and self-reliance. Learn how India’s defence procurement...

C&AG reform boosts audit cadre efficiency

C&AG reform boosts audit cadre efficiency

The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) of India introduces specialised Central Revenue Audit (CRA) and Central Expenditure Audit (CEA) cadres...