Given the politics behind it all, one possibility is for binding the governor to act according to the decisions of the state government and clarifying his position vis a vis bills and resolutions......
Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......
The government on Saturday notified an eight-member high-level committee to examine and make recommendations at the earliest on the issue of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state......
'The (Collegium system of appointing judges) is absolutely whimsical.' IMAGE: Prime Minister N D Modi with Chief Justice of India Dr D Y Chandrachud at the Constitution Day celebrations in the......
A parliamentary panel has expressed surprise that the government and the Supreme Court Collegium have failed to arrive at a consensus on the memorandum of procedure (MoP), guiding the appointment,......
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018. Year End Specials Kindly click on the image below to view the relevant story. #1 SC vs SC: When four judges held presser......
Merging tribunals may lead to administrative convenience, but pendency of cases is likely to increase, says Jyoti Mukul. When the regulator for the downstream petroleum sector was set up in 2006,......
Image: India set for high growth. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters The government has provided a long-term vision, avoiding any "big-bang" reforms but the devil will be in the......
The salaries of judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts are set to rise three-fold with Parliament approving a bill in this regard on Tuesday. The high court and Supreme Court Judges......
1. Why is the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 proposed to be amended? The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 is more than a century old. New communication developments have to be taken note of. Competition......