Government tables Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament to implement 33% quota for women ahead of 2029 Lok Sabha electionsThe government on Thursday introduced three bills in Parliament to implement 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblie...
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi calls for review of Constitution’s basic structure doctrine, terms it “vague and ever-growing”Rakesh Dwivedi, a senior advocate, has criticized the basic structure doctrine of the Constitution. He describes it as vague and ever-growi...
'Challenge after 44 years': Supreme Court junks pleas against 'socialist', 'secular' in PreambleThe Supreme Court upheld the 42nd amendment. This amendment added socialist, secular, and integrity to the Preamble. The court rejected cha...
Is there no mechanism to abrogate Article 370 even when everyone in Jammu & Kashmir wants it: Supreme CourtHearing for the second day a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre's 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution that ac...
Kesavananda Bharati, petitioner in landmark SC judgement on Constitution, is no moreThe case in which Bharati had challenged Kerala Land Reform laws nearly four decades ago set the principle that the SC is the guardian of t...
Landmark SC judgement on basic structure of Constitution came on Kerala seer Bharati's pleaIn 1970, Bharati, the hereditary head of Edneer Hindu 'Matha' in Kasaragod district of Kerala, had moved the top court challenging the stat...
From darkest day to historical blunder corrected, who said what on revocation of Article 370The govt's move invited extreme reactions from the political community across the political parties.
A monumental decision towards national integration: Arun Jaitley on govt's decision on Article 370Asserting that separate status led to separatism, he said in a blog that no dynamic nation could allow this situation to continue.
The Article of Contention: Why 35A has always been controversial35A is based on Article 370, a temporary and transitional provision that was included in the Constitution, on the terms negotiated between ...
ET Explains: What is Constitution (One Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019?10% reservation for ‘economically weaker sections’ will be in addition to the existing reservation.
J&K special status: Supreme Court to examine Article 370 inviolabilityA SC bench agreed to take up this issue for scrutiny nearly a year after entertaining an appeal challenging a J&K high court judgment strik...
Article 370, granting special status to the state, is permanent: Jammu and Kashmir High CourtThe Court said J&K, while acceding to Dominion of India, retained limited sovereignty and did not merge with Dominion of India, like other ...
- ‘Why question a legislative process when its incomplete?’,says Supreme Court
SC accepts petitions against constitutional amendment bill for NJAC asks how legislative process can be questioned when it had not been com...
No constitutional amendment required on Telangana: Law MinistryThe bill to create a separate Telangana does not require a Constitutional amendment and the new state can be carved out by a simple majorit...
No constitutional amendment required on Telangana: Law MinistryThe bill to create a separate Telangana does not require a Constitutional amendment and the new state can be carved out by a simple majorit...
Congress, BJP welcome passing of Lokpal Bill in ParliamentThe Congress and the BJP today expressed happiness at the passing of the Lokpal Bill by both Houses of Parliament.
- Centre can't legislate on cooperatives: Guj HC
The Gujarat High Court today held that the Centre can not enact laws or issue notification with regard to cooperative societies as it is a ...