Kuwait’s Emir dissolves parliament, suspends some constitution articles

Kuwait’s Emir dissolves parliament, suspends some constitution articles

Kuwait‘s Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah said in a televised speech on Friday that he has dissolved parliament. The Emir also suspended some of the constitutional articles for a period not exceeding four years during which all aspects of the democratic process will be studied. The powers of the National Assembly will be assumed by … Read more

Centre agrees to examine measures to ensure “constitutional safeguards” for Ladakh 

Centre agrees to examine measures to ensure “constitutional safeguards” for Ladakh 

Students demand separate statehood for Ladakh and inclusion of the Union Territory (UT) in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has agreed to examine the demand of civil society groups in Ladakh to provide “constitutional safeguards” for the … Read more

Drastic and serious attack on Constitutional Head of the State of Tamil Nadu, says Raj Bhavan

Drastic and serious attack on Constitutional Head of the State of Tamil Nadu, says Raj Bhavan

The Raj Bhavan has put out a media release clarifying its version of the petrol bomb attack on Wednesday. It said that around 2.45 p.m., a drastic and a serious attack was carried out on the Constitutional Head of the State of Tamil Nadu. “Some miscreants, armed with petrol bombs, tried to barge in through … Read more

Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity of EWS quota

Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity of EWS quota

The Supreme Court, on November 7, upheld the validity of reservation to economically weaker section (EWS) of society among general category by a majority judgment of 3:2. While justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela Trivedi and B. Pardiwala held that the EWS quota does not violate basic structure of the Constitution, CJI U.U. Lalit and Justice Ravindra … Read more