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Constitution Amendment Bill Proposing Removal Of PM, CM & Ministers After 30-Day Custody In Serious Offences Referred To JPC
The 130th Constitution (Amendment) Bill, which proposes to remove a Central or State Minister (including the Prime Minister and Chief Minister) from office if they are arrested and detained for 30 days in relation to an offence punishable with 5 years (or more) imprisonment, has been referred by the Lok Sabha to a Joint Parliamentary Committee.The Bill was introduced today by Home Minister...
Govt Press Releases Not “Change in Law” In PPA : Supreme Court Rejects Power Generators' Plea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 19) observed that the government decisions and clarifications, including the 'press releases' could not be considered as “change in law” in Power Purchase Agreements (“PPAs”). Holding thus, the bench comprising Chief Justice Of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih dismissed the plea filed by Nabha Power Limited (NPL) and Talwandi Sabo...
Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Prohibit Online Money Games
The Lok Sabha today passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which seeks to prohibit 'online money games' and offering of bank services, advertisements, etc. related thereto. Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced the Bill.The Bill defines 'online money game' as "an online game, irrespective of whether such game is based...
If Bills Can Be Withheld Without Returning To Assembly, Won't Elected Govts Be At Governors' Whims? Supreme Court Asks
If Governors can simply withhold their assent to Bills without returning them to the Legislative Assembly, would it not place the Governments elected by the majority at the whims and fancies of the Governor, asked the Supreme Court today during the hearing of the Presidential Reference on questions relating to the grant of assent to Bills.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR...
Supreme Court Stays Disproportionate Assets Case Trial Against TN Minister I Periyasamy
The Supreme Court on August 18 stayed the proceedings against Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I Periyasamy in a disproportionate asset case.The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih issued notice in the matter and ordered a stay on the proceedings before the Trial Court. The relevant part of the order states : "There shall be stay of proceedings in Special CC No. 27 of...
Govts Must Not Extract Regular Work From Ad-hoc Workers; Must Create Sanctioned Posts For Recurring Jobs : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 19) set aside the Allahabad High Court's decision that had denied regularization of long-serving ad-hoc employees who performed perennial nature of work at the U.P. Higher Education Services Commission, solely on the ground that they were initially appointed as daily wagers and no sanctioned posts were available. The appellants'- five Class-IV employees and...
Supreme Court Hearing-Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent-DAY-2 : Live Updates
A 5-judge Constitution Bench of the SupremeCourt will hear today the Presidential Reference by President Droupadi Murmu on 14 questions on the power to assent on Bills, including whether Court can fix timelines for the President/Governor to decide on Bills. The Presidential Reference, made under Article 143, came a month after Supreme Court's judgment in Tamil Nadu Governor's matter, wherein...
Supreme Court Directs Haridwar Collector To Inquire Into Maa Chandi Devi Temple Trust Management; Allows BKTC's Interim Supervision
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 19) directed the District Collector of Haridwar to conduct a personal inquiry into the management of the Maa Chandi Devi Temple Trust, Haridwar.The Supreme Court also refrained from disturbing the interim arrangement put in place by the Uttarakhand High Court by which the management of the trust was directed to be under the supervision of the...
Supreme Court Dismisses NHAI's Appeal Against Kerala HC Suspending Toll Collection At Paliyekkara In NH-544 Due To Bad Condition
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) challenging the Kerala High Court's judgment which suspended the toll collection in Paliyekkara toll booth in Thrissur district due to the bad condition of the Edappally-Mannuthy stretch in the National Highway 544.The Court also dismissed the appeal filed by Guruvayoor Infrastructure Ltd,...
Indian Telegraph Act | Supreme Court Recommends Creation Of Statutory Appeal Over District Judge's Compensation Order Under S.16(3)
The Supreme Court today (Aug. 19) recommended to the Union Government to consider introducing a statutory appeal against the compesnation awarded by the District Judge under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 for land used to lay down power transmission lines.The dispute concerned damages arising from the erection of transmission towers and overhead lines, where compensation is governed by the...