Breaking: States Not Empowered To Create Office Of Parliamentary Secretary: SC Quashes Assam Parliamentary Secretaries Act [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, declared as unconstitutional the Assam Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004.The Bench comprising Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice R.K. Agrawal and Justice A.M. Sapre held that the Legislature of Assam lacked the competence to create the post of Parliamentary Secretaries.The question posed before...