The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition that seeks to strike down lifelong immunity for CEC and Election Commissioners under Section 16 of the 2023 Act and to revive proceedings that ended when it took effect. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Union and the Election Commission of […]
An independent MLA in Haryana switching sides three times gave Indian politics a phrase in 1967. Nearly sixty years, two failed Bills, one constitutional amendment and one repeal later, the same question is back before the Supreme Court. A look at how the Tenth Schedule was built and why each reform produced the next workaround.
Speaking at a talk in Kochi, Senior Advocate and Independent Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal questioned why the Supreme Court has not decided the correctness of the merger exception under Paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule since 2022, and argued that treating a legislature party merger as sufficient defeats the anti-defection law. The issue is pending before the Supreme Court.
Former CJI Sanjiv Khanna told the JPC that the One Nation, One Election bill doesn’t directly weaken the rule of majority-backed governments but warned that deferring polls “may result in indirect President’s rule.” He flagged possible violations of the Constitution’s basic structure and federal principles.
Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on 23rd April noted the situation where tenants hold onto properties and landlords struggle with maintenance costs.The Supreme Court is reviewing a Maharashtra law aimed at acquiring old, unsafe buildings where tenants refuse to vacate and landlords lack funds for repairs.