Table of Contents
Process of impeachment
Judges Enquiry Act (1968) regulates the procedure relating to the removal of a judge of the
Supreme Court by the process of impeachment:
1. A removal motion signed by 100 members (Lok Sabha) or 50 members (Rajya Sabha) is to
be given to the Speaker/Chairman.
2. Speaker/Chairman may admit the motion or refuse to admit it
3. If it is admitted, then the Speaker/Chairman is to constitute a three member committee to
investigate into the charges.
4. Committee should consist of (a) the chief justice or a judge of the Supreme Court, (b) a chief justice of a high court, and (c) a distinguished jurist.
5. If the committee finds the judge to be guilty of misbehaviour or suffering from an
incapacity, the House can take up the consideration of the motion.
6. After the motion is passed by each House of Parliament by special majority, an address is
presented to the president for removal of the judge.
7. Finally, the president passes an order removing the judge
Emerging irritant(उभरतेअड़चन)
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a thorn(काुंटा) in India-Pakistan relations
A pattern of impunity(दण्ड मुक्ति)
May 1 as „National Resistance Day‟- The immediate trigger was the Supreme Court order of
March 20 on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
(hereafter SC/ST Act)
Protest meetings held across the country had three demands for the government:
• Neutralise the Supreme Court order through an ordinance that would reinstate original form;
• Include law in the Ninth Schedule to protect them from judicial review;
• Release all the Dalits arrested on April 2 when a „Bharat Bandh‟ was observed
Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. the State of Maharashtra- in 2007
SC/ST Act and the SC/ST Amendment Act hold enormous significance for Dalits
Sadly, the judiciary has been reluctant to acknowledge the social matrix of jurisprudence
in India, which is caste.
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis
Page-1- PM busy in Karnataka, need time for Cauvery plan: Centre
The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court about its inability to frame
the Cauvery draft water sharing scheme within the May 3 deadline given by the
court, saying “Prime Minister and Ministers are travelling.”
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis
Page-1- Film-makers skip award function
In an unprecedented incident, close to 55 film-makers stayed away from the 65th
National Film Awards function, protesting against „selective treatment‟.
This year, in a departure from the established practice, President Ram Nath Kovind did not
give awards to each recipient.
He gave away 11 of the 137 awards, while the remaining were presented by Information
and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani and Minister of State Rajyavardhan Rathore.
Film-makers were informed about this change only during the dress rehearsal on Wednesday.
Ms. Irani spent nearly 45 minutes during the dress rehearsal placating the agitated
awardees, explaining to them the new protocol established by Mr. Kovind.
Angry awardees shot off a letter to the Directorate of Film Festivals, saying that
it was a “breach of trust” as 65 years of tradition
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis
Page-1- Supreme Court qualifies its ruling on Atrocities Act
„Enquiry before arrest required only in frivolous(तुच्छ) cases‟
The police need to conduct a preliminary enquiry before arrest only in cases where
they feel a complaint filed about an atrocity committed on Dalits is outright “absurd” or “absolutely” frivolous.
Prelims Focus Facts-News Analysis
Iran to quit n-deal if U.S. walks away
Trump has almost decided to withdraw from pact, say White House officials
Iran warned on Thursday that it will quit a landmark nuclear deal with world
powers if President Donald Trump pulls the U.S. out of the accord.
Kim is committed to denuclearisation: China
India gold demand seen rising
AIIB not a threat, can cooperate: ADB presiden
WhatsApp