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Supreme Court Upholds Expulsion of MLC for Unparliamentary Conduct and Defiance of Ethics Committee — Principles of Natural Justice Not Violated as Petitioner Waived Right to be Heard by Repeatedly Avoiding Proceedings and Challenging Committee's Authority.

The petitioner, a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, challenged his expulsion from the Council based on a re...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petitions Challenging Special Joint House Committee on Nursing Education. Legislative Privilege Upheld as Committee Formation Not Found Unconstitutional.

The petitioners, Hyderabad Karnataka Nursing Management Association and Karnataka Nursing Institutions Management Association, filed writ petitions un...

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Karnataka High Court Division Bench Pronounces Judgment on Constitutional Validity of Karnataka Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2023 and Karnataka High Court (Amendment) Act, 2023. The Verdict on the Appeal and Connected Petition Remains Unstated in the Available Excerpt of the Judgment.

The Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, heard a writ appeal a...

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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 Constitutional Validity of Gold (Control) Act, 1968 with Partial Striking Down. Court holds delegation of power to Administrator not excessive and applies severability doctrine to sever ultra vires provisions.

The case arose from a constitutional challenge to the Gold (Control) Act, 1968, enacted to curb gold smuggling and control internal gold transactions ...

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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,...

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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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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Examines Constitutional Validity of Ordinance Extending Term of Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Office Bearers. Petitioners Contend That Ordinance Promulgated Under Article 213 for Assembly Elections Lacks Emergent Circumstances and Infringes Constitutional Mandates.

These writ petitions were filed before the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioners, ...

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High Court of Bombay Considers Challenge to Maharashtra Municipal Amendment Ordinances and Act; Petitioners Allege Violation of Article 213. Court Examines Urgency and Legislative Process for Promulgation of Ordinance No. IX and XVI of 2016 and Act IX of 2017.

Three writ petitions were filed before the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court challenging the validity of Maharashtra Ordinances and an Act that am...