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Supreme Court Disposes of Writ Petition on Governor's Delay in Summoning Assembly After Order Issued. Governor's Duty to Act on Council's Advice and Chief Minister's Duty to Furnish Information Under Article 167 of Constitution Clarified.

The dispute arose from the Governor of Punjab's initial refusal to summon the Budget Session of the Sixteenth Punjab Vidhan Sabha, which had been reco...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Multiple Candidature Provision in Election Law. Constitutional validity of Section 33(7) of Representation of the People Act, 1951 upheld as matter of legislative policy, not violating Articles 14 or 19.

The petitioner invoked the Supreme Court's jurisdiction under Article 32 of the Constitution to challenge the constitutional validity of Section 33(7)...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Draft Development Plan and Extension Under Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. General Body Resolution Modifying Draft Plan Upheld as Legislative Function; Ex Post Facto Extension Held Permissible.

This judgment arose from writ petitions filed before the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court challenging the notification dated 4 February 2016 ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Section 9A of Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act Requiring Caste Validity Certificate for Councillors. Provision Held Valid as It Is a Reasonable Classification to Prevent Fraud on Reservation and Does Not Violate Articles 14 and 243T.

The petitioners, elected councillors of Jalna Municipal Council from reserved categories, challenged the constitutional validity of Section 9A of the ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Reduction in Nursing Council Representation Under 2013 Act. The Court upheld the Maharashtra State Board of Nursing and Paramedical Education Act, 2013, finding no violation of Article 14 in reducing elected members from five to one per region.

The petitioner, Smt. Indumati Tukaram Thorat, an elected member of the Maharashtra Nursing Council from the trained nurses assistants constituency, ch...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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Supreme Court Upholds Tax Authorities in Madras Urban Land Tax Act — Act Held Constitutionally Valid. Levy of 0.4% on Market Value of Urban Land Under Madras Urban Land Tax Act, 1966 Not Violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(f), and Retrospective Operation Reasonable.

The case concerned the constitutional validity of the Madras Urban Land Tax Act, 1966, which levied a tax on urban land at 0.4% of its market value. T...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Legislation on Gurdwara Management Under Entry 32 of List II. Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 Found Constitutionally Valid as It Pertains to Management of Religious Institutions Within State Legislative Competence.

The dispute arose from the enactment of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 by the State of Haryana, which created a separate juristic en...