Kapil Sibal argued in Kochi that the whip does not bind legislators in the United States, the United Kingdom or Europe as it does in India. The comparison needs qualifying, but the underlying point holds: India is unusual in attaching loss of the seat to a party direction, and every reform committee since 1990 has recommended narrowing it.
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.
Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam has moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order directing that Rs 5 lakh compensation awarded to Delhi University student Akriti Chaudhary be recovered from the salaries of the officers responsible for her NSA detention. The petition is yet to be listed.
The Supreme Court sharply questioned a Greater Noida Executive Magistrate’s notice requiring a student to furnish a ₹5 lakh peace bond over the CJP protests, days after it quashed the FIRs and barred coercive action. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply questioned a notice issued by an Executive Magistrate in Greater Noida to […]
The Supreme Court held that a company can be prosecuted for offences requiring mens rea even without arraigning any director or employee, laying down a framework for attributing criminal intent to corporations. New Delhi: In a significant ruling on corporate criminal liability, the Supreme Court has held that a company can be prosecuted for an […]
The Supreme Court disposed of the TMC’s plea over the removal of its Camac Street office signboard, granting both sides liberty to argue before the Calcutta High Court and asking it to decide expeditiously. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a plea by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) concerning the removal […]
The Supreme Court sought the Centre’s explanation for deputing 46 IPS officers to CAPFs despite its 2025 judgment, with Justice Bhuyan saying paramilitary cadres are “completely stifled” by a “strong lobby.” New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought a detailed explanation from the Union government over the deputation of 46 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers […]
The Supreme Court used Article 142 to quash NEET-protest FIRs so they “cease to exist,” bypassing the closure-report route. Here’s how the mechanism works and why it matters. New Delhi: When the Supreme Court quashed the FIRs against the July NEET-protest students on Tuesday, the most consequential part of the exercise was not that the […]