106th Constitutional Amendment Act 2023 paves the way for Women Lawmakers
On 28-9-2023, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 to further amend the Constitution of India.
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No illegality associated with the establishment of Delimitation Commission for the UT of Jammu and Kashmir: Supreme Court
Supreme Court held that there is neither illegality associated with the establishment of the Delimitation Commission, nor anything illegal about the exercise of delimitation of the constituencies undertaken by it.
Suspension of 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs for one year “grossly illegal”; worse than expulsion, disqualification or resignation: SC
Supreme Court: In a big relief to the 12 BJP MLAs who were suspended by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, by resolution dated
MLA casts vote in Rajya Sabha election in morning, gets convicted in the afternoon. Such vote will still be valid despite MLA’s consequent disqualification, holds SC
“To hold that a Member of the Legislative Assembly stood disqualified even before he was convicted would grossly violate his substantive right to be treated as innocent until proved guilty.”
MP HC | Plea for postponement of Rajya Sabha elections held non-maintainable; Court dismisses petition
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Ajay Kumar Mittal, CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., dismissed the Public Interest Litigation
Chh HC | Laying of an Ordinance before State Legislature sub-serves the purpose of legislative control over the ordinance-making power
Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J., while dismissing the present petition held that, Legislature has before it a full panoply of legislative powers
Puducherry Assembly| Concurrence of CM not required for Center to nominate member to Legislative Assembly of UTs
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan and S. Abdul Nazeer, JJ. dismissed a set of appeals filed against the