This move sets the stage for a constitution bench to deliberate over 14 questions raised by the President on the interplay between the Executive and Judiciary, particularly in the context of Articles 200 and 201, which deal with the assent process for Bills passed by State legislatures.
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, has forwarded the report of the in-house committee that probed allegations of cash recovery at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Justice Varma’s response to the findings.
Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) Delhi State Minority President Amandeep Singh Sahwney requested Murmu to direct the Centre and states to extend a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the families of each of the deceased.
President Droupadi Murmu presented four Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 57 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2025 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I, held at the Ganatantra Mandap of the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
The Asansol district committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced the names of the party in-charges for each Assembly segment in the West Burdwan district.
In a yet another landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has set a deadline of three-month for the President to decide on a bill sent by a Governor for consideration and in the event of any delay in adhering to the prescribed time limit appropriate reasons would have to be recorded and conveyed to the concerned State and the same is open to judicial review.
He also requested the President to take necessary steps to ensure that candidates who were selected through fair means are allowed to continue.
In yet another blow to Tamil Nadu, the Union Government has nixed the NEET exemption Bill, passed by the state assembly twice and referred for Presidential assent.
Murmu praised its commitment to inclusive governance, acknowledged its cultural and economic significance, and highlighted its progress in social and developmental reforms.
The President said that capable youth must work for the backward and underprivileged sections of the country.
