1st JULY 2024 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
A committee headed by retired Justice T. Murugesan to prepare the state education policy submitted the report
- In the financial statement for the year 2021-22, it was announced that "this government will set up a high-level committee of educators and experts to formulate a unique state education policy for the state in accordance with the historical legacy, current situation and future goals of Tamil Nadu".
- In order to implement the notification, a committee headed by Chief Justice T. Murugesan of the Delhi High Court was formed to study the formulation of a new education policy in Tamil Nadu.
- The committee constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to prepare the state education policy submitted its report to Chief Minister Stalin today.
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita replaced the colonial-era laws enacted during the British rule such as the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (CRPC) and Indian Evidence Act 1872 (IEC). (PNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (PNSS) and Bharatiya Satshya Actinyam 3 new criminal laws have been introduced.
- Among the major changes will be the introduction of new offenses in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Specifically, false promise of marriage (up to 10 years imprisonment), 'gang attack' on the basis of race, caste or community, gender (life sentence or death sentence), serious counter-terrorism, organized crime within its scope (up to 3 years imprisonment). ) are included.
- The law also extends police custody under the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (PNSS) to 90 days from the current 15-day limit under the Code of Criminal Procedure. These long periods of pretrial detention for ordinary criminal offenses have raised concerns about individual liberties.
- The Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Evidence Act will continue to apply to all offenses committed before July 1. Meanwhile, the new Sanhitas will apply to offenses committed after gazetted notification.
