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Pollution-Free Environment Constitutional Right: High Court On Authority's Inaction
The Bombay High Court on Friday said pollution-free environment was a constitutional right, and pulled up the Maharashtra government and other authorities for their failure to tackle the issue of air pollution.
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Centre Gives Absolute Powers To Delhi Lt Governor To Constitute Any Authority, Board
The Centre has given absolute powers to the Delhi lieutenant governor to constitute any authority, board and commission such as the Delhi Commission for Women and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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AG Noorani, Noted Constitutional Expert, Lawyer, Author And More
Abdul Ghafoor Noorani, eminent constitutional expert, lawyer and author, died today at the age of 93. A noted scholar on Jammu and Kashmir, his absence is being felt in the Union Territory, where many are mourning him.
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Will Launch 28-Day Fast On Independence Day If...: Activist Sonam Wangchuk
Climate activist Soman Wangchuk announced on Sunday that he will launch a 28-day fast on Independence Day if the government does not invite Ladakh authorities for talks on demands for statehood and constitutional protection for the union territory.
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1 Dead, Hundreds Injured As Riots Sweep New Caledonia
One person was killed, hundreds more were injured, shops were looted and public buildings torched during a second night of rioting in New Caledonia, authorities said Wednesday, as anger over constitutional reforms from Paris boiled over.
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"We Can't Control Polls": Supreme Court To Prashant Bhushan In VVPAT Case
The Supreme Court today said it is not the controlling authority for elections and cannot dictate the functioning of Election Commission of India, a constitutional authority
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Can Parliament Impose Tax On Mineral Rights? What Supreme Court Said
The Constitution vests the power to impose a tax on mineral rights not in Parliament but in states, the Supreme Court told the Centre on Thursday, underlining that such authority should not be diluted.
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France Plans To Revoke Birthplace Citizenship In Mayotte
French authorities on Sunday announced a controversial plan to amend the Constitution to revoke birthplace citizenship on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which has been struggling with social unrest and a crippling migration crisis.
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Amid War With Hamas, Israel Approves New Settlement In East Jerusalem: NGO
Israeli authorities have approved the construction of more than 1,700 new homes, a non-governmental organisation said Wednesday, a move constituting the expansion of settlements in occupied east Jerusalem.
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Supreme Court To Constitute Bench For Cauvery Water Sharing Dispute Hearing
The Supreme Court will constitute a bench to hear the Cauvery river water dispute, a decades-old issue between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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Delhi-Centre Tussle: Arvind Kejriwal Calls First Meet Of New Panel
The first meeting of the National Capital Civil Service Authority, constituted through an ordinance by the Centre, has been summoned by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 20, even as he called the panel a "farce".
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Opposition Versus BJP On New Parliament Opening: 10 Points
The opening of the new parliament by Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- due on May 28 -- has set off a huge political row. Opposition parties have contended that the President, as the "highest Constitutional authority", should be inaugurating it.
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2,000 Disputes Over Rs 29 Crore Settled By Special Lok Adalat In Delhi
"Overall, in this Special Lok Adalat, 41 Lok Adalat Benches were constituted in which 2,008 cases were settled and the settlement amount was Rs 29.28 Crore," Delhi State Legal Services Authority said in a statement.
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"Constitutional Authorities Are Not Above Law": Supreme Court To States
"There is no vacuum at the constitutional level... that's how prescient the Constitution is," the bench said.
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Amid 'Fact-Check' Row Over Draft IT Rules, Centre Extends A Key Deadline
The Editors Guild reiterated that regardless of the absence of procedures, the amendment was in itself an illegal move as the PIB has no constitutional authority to be a regulator of the press in any capacity.
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Pollution-Free Environment Constitutional Right: High Court On Authority's Inaction
The Bombay High Court on Friday said pollution-free environment was a constitutional right, and pulled up the Maharashtra government and other authorities for their failure to tackle the issue of air pollution.
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Centre Gives Absolute Powers To Delhi Lt Governor To Constitute Any Authority, Board
The Centre has given absolute powers to the Delhi lieutenant governor to constitute any authority, board and commission such as the Delhi Commission for Women and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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AG Noorani, Noted Constitutional Expert, Lawyer, Author And More
Abdul Ghafoor Noorani, eminent constitutional expert, lawyer and author, died today at the age of 93. A noted scholar on Jammu and Kashmir, his absence is being felt in the Union Territory, where many are mourning him.
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Will Launch 28-Day Fast On Independence Day If...: Activist Sonam Wangchuk
Climate activist Soman Wangchuk announced on Sunday that he will launch a 28-day fast on Independence Day if the government does not invite Ladakh authorities for talks on demands for statehood and constitutional protection for the union territory.
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1 Dead, Hundreds Injured As Riots Sweep New Caledonia
One person was killed, hundreds more were injured, shops were looted and public buildings torched during a second night of rioting in New Caledonia, authorities said Wednesday, as anger over constitutional reforms from Paris boiled over.
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"We Can't Control Polls": Supreme Court To Prashant Bhushan In VVPAT Case
The Supreme Court today said it is not the controlling authority for elections and cannot dictate the functioning of Election Commission of India, a constitutional authority
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Can Parliament Impose Tax On Mineral Rights? What Supreme Court Said
The Constitution vests the power to impose a tax on mineral rights not in Parliament but in states, the Supreme Court told the Centre on Thursday, underlining that such authority should not be diluted.
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France Plans To Revoke Birthplace Citizenship In Mayotte
French authorities on Sunday announced a controversial plan to amend the Constitution to revoke birthplace citizenship on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which has been struggling with social unrest and a crippling migration crisis.
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Amid War With Hamas, Israel Approves New Settlement In East Jerusalem: NGO
Israeli authorities have approved the construction of more than 1,700 new homes, a non-governmental organisation said Wednesday, a move constituting the expansion of settlements in occupied east Jerusalem.
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Supreme Court To Constitute Bench For Cauvery Water Sharing Dispute Hearing
The Supreme Court will constitute a bench to hear the Cauvery river water dispute, a decades-old issue between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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Delhi-Centre Tussle: Arvind Kejriwal Calls First Meet Of New Panel
The first meeting of the National Capital Civil Service Authority, constituted through an ordinance by the Centre, has been summoned by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 20, even as he called the panel a "farce".
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Opposition Versus BJP On New Parliament Opening: 10 Points
The opening of the new parliament by Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- due on May 28 -- has set off a huge political row. Opposition parties have contended that the President, as the "highest Constitutional authority", should be inaugurating it.
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2,000 Disputes Over Rs 29 Crore Settled By Special Lok Adalat In Delhi
"Overall, in this Special Lok Adalat, 41 Lok Adalat Benches were constituted in which 2,008 cases were settled and the settlement amount was Rs 29.28 Crore," Delhi State Legal Services Authority said in a statement.
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"Constitutional Authorities Are Not Above Law": Supreme Court To States
"There is no vacuum at the constitutional level... that's how prescient the Constitution is," the bench said.
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Amid 'Fact-Check' Row Over Draft IT Rules, Centre Extends A Key Deadline
The Editors Guild reiterated that regardless of the absence of procedures, the amendment was in itself an illegal move as the PIB has no constitutional authority to be a regulator of the press in any capacity.
