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    BREAKING| Presidential Reference Row| ‘Not Taking a Decision is Also a Decision’: Puducherry To Supreme Court
    BREAKING| Presidential Reference Row| ‘Not Taking a Decision is Also a Decision’: Puducherry To Supreme Court
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    BREAKING| Presidential Reference Row| ‘Not Taking a Decision is Also a Decision’: Puducherry To Supreme Court

    Today, On 26th August, In the ongoing Presidential Reference before the Supreme Court, Puducherry argued that a Governor’s inaction on bills cannot always be seen as unconstitutional delay, stressing before the Constitution Bench that “not taking a decision is also a decision.”

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    BREAKING | Constitutionality Cannot Be What Judges Want It To Be: ASG Slams Supreme Court Over President & Governor’s Power
    BREAKING | Constitutionality Cannot Be What Judges Want It To Be: ASG Slams Supreme Court Over President & Governor’s Power
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    BREAKING | Constitutionality Cannot Be What Judges Want It To Be: ASG Slams Supreme Court Over President & Governor’s Power

    Today, On 26th August, ASG strongly criticized the Supreme Court during the Presidential Reference hearing, saying constitutionality cannot be based on “what judges want it to be,” while opposing fixed timelines for President and Governors to decide on state bills.

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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row | Can Governor’s Power Under Article 200 Be Dictated By Courts?: Harish Salve Says No To Supreme Court
    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row | Can Governor’s Power Under Article 200 Be Dictated By Courts?: Harish Salve Says No To Supreme Court
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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row | Can Governor’s Power Under Article 200 Be Dictated By Courts?: Harish Salve Says No To Supreme Court

    Today, On 26th August, Presidential Reference Row, Harish Salve told the Supreme Court that courts cannot dictate the Governor’s power under Article 200, stressing it does not impose a time limit and Governors must act with constitutional balance and legislative respect.

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    BREAKING | Can a Governor Just Bury a Bill Forever? Can a Bill Passed in 2020 Still Wait in 2025, Is This Democracy?: CJI Gavai Slams BJP Govt
    BREAKING | Can a Governor Just Bury a Bill Forever? Can a Bill Passed in 2020 Still Wait in 2025, Is This Democracy?: CJI Gavai Slams BJP Govt
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    BREAKING | Can a Governor Just Bury a Bill Forever? Can a Bill Passed in 2020 Still Wait in 2025, Is This Democracy?: CJI Gavai Slams BJP Govt

    Today, On 26th August, CJI B.R. Gavai raised a sharp question in the Supreme Court during the hearing on Governors’ powers, asking if a bill passed in 2020 can still be kept pending in 2025, stressing that indefinite delay undermines democracy.

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    Supreme Court: "Death Penalty Confirmed by Top Court Can Be Challenged Through Article 32 Petition"
    Supreme Court: "Death Penalty Confirmed by Top Court Can Be Challenged Through Article 32 Petition"
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    Supreme Court: “Death Penalty Confirmed by Top Court Can Be Challenged Through Article 32 Petition”

    Today, On 25th August, Supreme Court has ruled that even a death penalty confirmed by the top court can still be challenged through an Article 32 petition, as seen in the case of Vasanta Sampta Dupare where mitigating circumstances will be reconsidered.

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    Assent To Bills | Day 4 | When Governor Sits On Bills For 4 Years. Then What Happens To The Democratic Set-Up Of The Govt?: Supreme Court
    Assent To Bills | Day 4 | When Governor Sits On Bills For 4 Years. Then What Happens To The Democratic Set-Up Of The Govt?: Supreme Court
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    Assent To Bills | Day 4 | When Governor Sits On Bills For 4 Years. Then What Happens To The Democratic Set-Up Of The Govt?: Supreme Court

    Today, on 21st August, in the Presidential Reference Row, the Supreme Court, on Day 4, asked: “When a Governor sits on Bills for four years, what happens to the democratic set-up of the government and the will of the legislature’s two-thirds majority?”

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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row | Not Every Problem Needs To Be Solved By Supreme Court. It Should Be Worked Out Between CM And PM Or President: Centre
    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row | Not Every Problem Needs To Be Solved By Supreme Court. It Should Be Worked Out Between CM And PM Or President: Centre
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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row | Not Every Problem Needs To Be Solved By Supreme Court. It Should Be Worked Out Between CM And PM Or President: Centre

    Today, On 21st August, in the Presidential Reference Row, Centre tells Supreme Court that not every issue must be solved by judiciary, stressing such matters should instead be resolved politically through coordination between Chief Minister, Prime Minister, or the President.

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    BREAKING | Supreme Court Do Not Intend To Micro-Manage The Government. We Will Never Interfere: CJI Gavai During Presidential Reference Hearing
    BREAKING | Supreme Court Do Not Intend To Micro-Manage The Government. We Will Never Interfere: CJI Gavai During Presidential Reference Hearing
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    BREAKING | Supreme Court Do Not Intend To Micro-Manage The Government. We Will Never Interfere: CJI Gavai During Presidential Reference Hearing

    Today, On 21st August, Supreme Court said it does not intend to micro-manage the government and will never interfere. CJI Gavai asked if Governors can indefinitely withhold assent to Bills, stressing judicial review cannot be rendered powerless against such inaction.

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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row | Political Solutions Can Be Adopted For Delayed Bills, Courts Can't Fix Timeline: Centre Tells Supreme Court
    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row | Political Solutions Can Be Adopted For Delayed Bills, Courts Can't Fix Timeline: Centre Tells Supreme Court
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    BREAKING | Presidential Reference Row | Political Solutions Can Be Adopted For Delayed Bills, Courts Can’t Fix Timeline: Centre Tells Supreme Court

    Today, On 21st August, In the Presidential Reference row, the Centre told the Supreme Court that political solutions must be adopted for delayed Bills, stressing that courts cannot impose timelines on Governors or the President, as the Constitution provides none.

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    BREAKING | Supreme Court An Organ Of The Constitution....Are We Powerless And With Tied Hands?: CJI Gavai Over Governors' Powers & Presidential Reference
    BREAKING | Supreme Court An Organ Of The Constitution....Are We Powerless And With Tied Hands?: CJI Gavai Over Governors' Powers & Presidential Reference
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    BREAKING | Supreme Court An Organ Of The Constitution….Are We Powerless And With Tied Hands?: CJI Gavai Over Governors’ Powers & Presidential Reference

    Today, On 21st August, CJI Gavai said if the Supreme Court, as an organ of the Constitution, must remain powerless and with tied hands while Governors exercise powers under Article 200 amid heated arguments on the Presidential Reference issue.

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