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What other job does Governor have other than giving assent to the bills?:
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
He argued that Governors live in luxurious mansions, implying their sole purpose is to fulfil this constitutional duty after the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that courts cannot set deadlines for Governors or the President to give assent to bills passed by state legislatures. However, i
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SC states it cannot impose timelines on President, Governors
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A Constitutional bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai issued its opinion while answering 13 questions referred to it by the President Draupadi Murmu under Article 143 of the Constitution
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US condemns Brazil's court order for house arrest of former President Jair
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The US State Department has strongly condemned the Brazilian Supreme Court's decision to place former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest. Bolsonaro is facing trial for allegedly plotting to overturn the 2022 presidential election results
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Presidential reference on SC's timeline for bill assent sparks a legal deb
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The Presidential reference under Article 143, seeking the Supreme Court's opinion on the timelines for granting assent to State Bills, has sparked intense legal debate. The issue stems from the Supreme Court's April 8 verdict, which aimed to establish fixed time frames for Presidential and G
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President Murmu questions Supreme Court's deadline ruling on state Bills
Updated : 10 months ago IST
In a firm rebuttal to the Supreme Court's April 8 verdict, which imposed deadlines on the Governor and the President for deciding on state Bills in the Tamil Nadu government versus Governor case, President Droupadi Murmu has questioned the validity of such a ruling, emphasizing that the C
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"Article 142 has become a nuclear missile against democratic forces": Vice
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said that India cannot have a situation where the judiciary directs the President, adding that Article 142, which grants the Supreme Court special powers, has become a "nuclear missile against democratic forces for the judiciary."
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Discussions held to fast-track peace restoration in Manipur: Union Law Min
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme on the 12th anniversary of the establishment of the Manipur High Court, Meghwal said, "Five Supreme Court judges attended the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) programme in Manipur. I was there, too. We spoke at the event about ho
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Centre notifies appointment of Justice Sanjeev Khanna as Chief Justice of
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
His appointment follows the retirement of the current Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on November 10.
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"A terrible disservice": Joe Biden criticises US Supreme Court presidentia
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Biden said that the court had done "a terrible disservice to the people of this nation" by effectively blocking any chance that Trump could see trial related to the Jan. 6 riot.
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SC's retd Judge Abdul Nazeer appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday notified the appointment of the Supreme Court's retired Justice Abdul Nazeer as the 3rd Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
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Centre notifies appointments of Justices Rajesh Bindal, Aravind Kumar as S
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
With their appointment, the apex court will have full working strength of 34 judges.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters storm Congress, Sup
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Brazil's Attorney General's office (MPF) has said that it is conducting an investigation of all those involved in the breaching of the country's congressional building, the Supreme Court, and the Planalto Presidential Palace on Sunday.
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