Search Results for "parliamentary privileges"

79 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 79 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Advisory Opinion Addresses Scope of Governor's and President's Powers Over State Legislation under Articles 200 and 201. Presidential Reference Seeks Clarity on Constitutional Discretion, Time Limits, and Justiciability in Light of Conflicting Judgments.

The President of India, exercising powers under Article 143(1) of the Constitution, referred fourteen questions to the Supreme Court on 13th May 2025,...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Hears Batch of Writ Petitions Challenging Constitutional Validity of Criminal Defamation Laws. The Petitioners Contend that Sections 499 and 500 IPC and Section 199 CrPC Violate Fundamental Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression Under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India.

The Supreme Court heard a batch of writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, with Subramanian Swamy as the lead petitioner, challengi...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Section 17A Challenge — Prior Approval Requirement for Investigating Public Servants is Constitutionally Valid. Read Down to Mandate Independent Screening; Lokpal to Approve for Covered Public Servants.

The writ petition was filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of C...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Holds Body Building Eligible for 5% Sports Quota Reservation; Quashes Restrictive Government Resolution (2026)

The petitioner, a university-level Body Building Sportperson, challenged the Government Resolution dated 01/07/2016 which restricted the benefit of 5%...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petitions Challenging Passport Impounding Orders — Violation of Natural Justice. Impounding under Section 10(3)(e) of Passports Act, 1967 set aside as no show cause notice or hearing was given.

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by individuals whose passports were impounded by the Passport Authority under Section 10(3)(e) of the P...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Mandatory Video Recording of Court Proceedings; Court Finds No Fundamental Right to Such Recording and Leaves Policy Decision to High Court Administration.

The Bombay High Court heard two petitions together: a writ petition by Sunil Shantisarup Gupta and a criminal application by Indur Kartar Chhugani, bo...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Issues Judgment in W.A.No.1319/2018 and Connected Appeals Regarding Disqualification of MLAs for Defection. The Court Evaluates Whether Single Judge Erred in Directing Speaker to Decide Disqualification Petition Within a Fixed Time.

The Karnataka High Court division bench heard intra-Court appeals filed against the order dated 24.04.2018 of a single Judge in W.P. Nos. 12338-12339/...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Upholds Sub-Classification Within Scheduled Castes for Reservation in Punjab Act. State can provide preferential treatment to more backward castes without tinkering with Presidential List under Article 341.

The Supreme Court considered the constitutional validity of Section 4(5) of the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) ...