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Can Governor not examine legislative competence of bills? SC to statesA Constitution bench, led by CJI BR Gavai, questioned whether governors can examine the legislative competence of bills. The court challeng...
Madras High Court halts Tamil Nadu's new VC appointment lawsIn a setback for Tamil Nadu's DMK government, the Madras High Court has stayed amendments that transferred Vice-Chancellor appointment powe...
If guv withholding assent to bills has created impasse, it must be clearedThe Supreme Court noted that democracy cannot have an absolute deadlock and questioned Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi's withholding of assent ...
'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 ...
Claiming popular support, Assam plans Bill to ban polygamyThe Assam government plans to ban polygamy in the state and has received strong public support for the proposal. Chief Minister Himanta Bis...
President's nod to state bills pending since 2020The Punjab Bhondedar, Butemar, Dohlidar, Insar Miadi, Mukarraridar, Mundhimar, Panahi Qadeem, Saunjidar, or Taraddadkar (Vesting of Proprie...
University Bill: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan says govt can't act unilaterallyIn the recent apex court verdict in the case of West Bengal, the SC has made it clear that the state government has no role in the appointm...
Kerala: Bills to remove Governor as Chancellor, up tax on foreign liquor in Assembly sessionThe session was convened in the wake of the ongoing tussle between Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the ruling LDF over functioning of unive...
Congress prepares draft model law to annul central farm laws in party-rules statesThe move also comes ahead of the tractor rallies to be taken out by the Congress in Punjab and Haryana from October 4, in which party leade...
Gujarat gaushalas now out of land ceiling ActGujarat Land Ceiling (Amendment) Bill, 2019, excludes lands being utilised for maintenance of gaushalas from the provisions of the Gujarat ...
Manipur, Mizoram pass bills fearing Assam influx after NRCNagaland takes up with MHA plan to have a ‘register of indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland’.
Law ministry examining Delhi Jan Lokpal BillThe Union Law Ministry is examining the reference made to it by the Home Ministry on the legality of AAP government's decision to introduce...
Jan Lokpal issue: Central law will prevail, says Congress MP Shantaram NaikIn a statement issued, Naik said prior sanction of the Lt Governor was necessary before introducing a bill in the Delhi assembly.
Jan Lokpal bill will have to be sent to Centre for vetting: Union Home Ministry officialsThey said that the Lokpal Bill enacted by Parliament is already in place and the Delhi govt's Bill will be directly in conflict with it.
Kejriwal's pet proposal, Jan Lokpal Bill runs into hurdles; Solicitor Gen terms it 'unconstitutional'AAP member Ashutosh said, "We are well within our rights to pass the Jan Lokpal. This seems like a conspiracy against AAP.
Jan Lokpal Bill by Delhi Government unconstitutional: Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran tells Najeeb JungThe Congress, without whose support the AAP govt cannot survive, decided that it will oppose the Bill at the introduction stage itself.
Home Ministry fears clash with Delhi government on Lokayukta billThe bill being drafted by Arvind Kejriwal government is expected to have some drastic provisions to cover the entire spectrum of public ser...
- Centre fails to clear even state Bills; 85 legislations pending for approval
This pendency means states have not been able to implement those laws despite them being cleared by the respective state legislatures years...
- Jayalalithaa finds communal violence bill 'Fascist'
The bill targeting to tackle communal violence, due to be introduced in the forthcoming session of Parliament, has evoked the bitterest cri...
- Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa finds communal violence bill 'fascist'
The bill targeting to tackle communal violence due to be introduced in the forthcoming session of parliament, has evoked its latest and per...