Article 370, Constitution very flexible: Justice Sanjiv KhannaA five-member constitution bench of Supreme Court is considering a clutch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370. Speaking ...
10 Aug, 2023, 12.01 AM IST
Congress seeks President's rule over failure of constitutional machinery in Karnataka against Basavaraj Bommai govt"The people of Karnataka are shocked to know from the Karnataka State Contractors' Association that there is rampant corruption in various ...
27 Nov, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Maharashtra under President's rule for 3rd time in 59-year historyArt 356, under which Prez's rule is imposed in state, deals with failure of constitutional machinery in state.
12 Nov, 2019, 10.33 PM IST
Governor recommends President's rule in MaharashtraAs per a tweet from Koshyari's office, "He is satisfied that the govt cannot be carried on in accordance with the Constitution, (and theref...
12 Nov, 2019, 04.03 PM IST
Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's Rule in Jammu and KashmirEarlier in the year, citing security considerations, the Election Commission held a three-phase election for the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat in...
01 Jul, 2019, 10.01 PM IST
Uttarakhand floor test verdict 'slap' on face of Narendra Modi government: CPIAccusing the BJP-led central government of misusing Article 356 for "narrow political" purposes, the Left party said the provision needs to...
12 May, 2016, 10.17 PM IST
President's Rule regressive, undemocratic: Regional partiesRegional parties, including TMC, BJD and Akali Dal, today opposed the practice of invoking Article 356 to impose President's Rule in states.
09 May, 2016, 08.44 PM IST
Supreme Court nominally signs off on Uttarakhand President's Rule issueThe extensive misuse of Article 356 was examined in detail in the 1,600-page Sarkaria Commission report which made several important recomm...
24 Apr, 2016, 08.51 AM IST
What Centre's plea in Supreme Court is likely to say after Uttarakhand HC orderThe Centre will argue that though it was clear the Congress government had been reduced to minority , the Speaker, by declaring the money b...
22 Apr, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
Uttarakhand's first brush with Article 356With President’s rule imposed in the state now PM Narendra Modi is being accused of trampling the federal system.
11 Apr, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
- Governor must disclose under RTI his Article 356 report to President: HC
The Goa bench of BHC has ruled that a governor's report to the Centre about the political situation in a state could not be kept under wrap...
23 Nov, 2011, 04.11 AM IST
- Punchi safeguards to prevent Art 356’s misuse
The commission on Centre-state relations headed by former Chief Justice of India M M Punchi - which submitted its report on Monday - has de...
20 Apr, 2010, 04.44 AM IST
- CPIM sought Article 356 to remove Kalyan Singh govt
CPIM wanted imposition of Article 356 to remove the then Kalyan Singh government in UP to protect the Babri Masjid.
03 Dec, 2009, 08.41 PM IST
- CPM now thinks there’s some merit in Article 356
CPM appears to have given up its aversion for Article 356. The party has hinted that it was open to a relook at the provision on dismissing...
05 Nov, 2008, 05.45 AM IST
- CPM’s double standards on Article 356 exposed
Refuting its earlier stand on Article 355 and 356, the CPM on Friday said that it was only against the “misuse of Article 356” and recalled...
11 Oct, 2008, 02.09 AM IST
- Orissa may be a fit case for Article 356
The Centre must consider imposing President’s rule under Article 356 if the Biju Janata Dal-BJP government fails to stop anti-Christian ter...
02 Oct, 2008, 03.39 AM IST
- NDA is a divided house over invoking Article 356
That the BJP and its allies are not on the same page on the question of imposing President’s rule in UP was evident on Monday evening when ...
20 Feb, 2007, 05.05 AM IST