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Karnataka 'hate speech' bill unnecessary, existing framework adequate: Home MinistryThe Union Home Ministry has informed Karnataka that its proposed bill to curb hate speech might be unnecessary. Existing laws are deemed su...
Presidential reference: SC says it cannot impose timelines for Governors, President to act on Bills, also can't grant 'deemed assent'The Supreme Court has ruled on the powers of Governors regarding state Bills. Governors cannot indefinitely delay assent to Bills passed by...
SC asks if it can remain idle when governors fail in their duty, reserves verdict on presidential referenceThe Supreme Court, acting as the Constitution's custodian, questioned its inaction if a Governor fails in their duties, while reserving jud...
President questions Supreme Court’s ruling on deadlines for assent to state BillsPresident Murmu has sought the Supreme Court's opinion on the constitutionality of its ruling that set deadlines for governors and the Pres...
Row over Bills: SC to examine if Tamil Nadu verdict covers issues raised by KeralaThe Supreme Court will hear Kerala's plea against the Governor on May 6. The court will check if a recent judgement on a similar Tamil Nadu...
Govt likely to file review petition on SC order on setting timeframe for Prez to decide on billsThe government is likely to file a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgement that set a timeframe for the President and governo...
Reserving 10 Bills illegal and erroneous: Supreme Court slams governor RN RaviThe Supreme Court has declared Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's withholding of assent to 10 state bills and subsequent referral to the Preside...
In a first, SC fixes timeline for governors to give assent to bills passed by assembliesThe Supreme Court has mandated governors to act on state legislature-passed bills within one to three months, emphasizing the urgency of Ar...
Big win for Stalin govt: SC raps TN Governor, says holding bills for President's assent 'illegal'The Supreme Court has ruled that the Tamil Nadu Governor's decision to reserve 10 state bills for the President's assent was illegal. The c...
SC questions governor's refusal to grant assent to TN bills, raises concerns over constitutionality of actionsThe Supreme Court questioned whether the governor's refusal to grant assent to bills passed by the Tamil Nadu state legislature defeats Art...
Tamil Nadu governor appears to have set own procedure: SCThe Supreme Court observed that the Tamil Nadu governor may have adopted his own procedure in withholding assent to state Bills, despite a ...
'Adopted own procedure': SC questions TN governor's delay over assent to billsThe Supreme Court questions Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi for adopting his own procedures and the delay in assenting to bills passed by the ...
Kerala Governor gives assent to five pending billsKerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has given his assent to five Bills passed by the state assembly, which had been pending for a long time....
President approves Kerala Lok Ayukta Bill; withholds assent to 3 university law billsBesides that, the University Law Amendment Bill, 2022 that aims to increase the members in the Search Committee for the appointment of the ...
Governors cannot keep bills pending indefinitely without any action: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court emphasized that governors cannot indefinitely withhold bills without taking any action, stating that the unelected Head o...
Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts 10 bills returned by Raj Bhavan, Stalin tears into Governor RaviTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has moved a resolution in the state Assembly to take up for 10 bills for reconsideration that were ear...
Row over bills: What is happening in Punjab is matter of serious concern, says SCIndia's apex court isn't happy with the deadlock between Punjab government and its governor over assent to bills and called it a matter of ...
By transgressing powers, BJP-appointed governors 'trampling upon democracy': ChidambaramBJP-appointed governors are "trampling upon democracy" by transgressing their powers, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Friday a...
Governor Vajubhai R Vala's nod to BBMP Bill shrouded in confusionThe Bill provides for the creation of two or more municipal corporations in Bengaluru in place of the existing Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara ...
- UP Governor gives nod to bill extending Lokayukta's term to 8 years
Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi has given his assent to a bill extending the term of Lokayukta from six years to eight years.