Update on Polity

1. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)         News: Nagaland

• Army led to the killing of more than a dozen civilians on December 4 in Nagaland’s Mon district.

2. Hate Speech-

• There is no specific legal definition of "hate speech".
• The Law Commission of India, in its 267th Report, says: hate speech is any word written or spoken, signs, visible representations within the hearing or sight of a person with the intention to cause fear or alarm, or incitement to violence.”
• Sections 153A and 505 of the Indian Penal Code

3. FCRA registration of 6,000 NGOs lapses

4. Reservation policy and EWS Quota

5. Governor

6. Uniform Civil Code(UCC)

7. EWS Quota

8.  Election -UP, Punjab, UK, Manipur, Goa

9.  The official language of HC and SC

• Article 348(1) of the Constitution provides that all proceedings in the Sc and in every HC shall be in the English Language until Parliament by law otherwise provides.

 10.  Dam Safety Act

 11. Suspension of MLA : Article 190 (4) of the Constitution which says that if for a period of 60 days, a member of a House, without its permission, is absent, the House may declare his or her seat vacant.