Pending Bills

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the centre and secretaries to the governors of Bengal and Kerala, on the basis of pleas - long-standing - by the states, claiming delays in clearing pending bills and referring those to the President.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday rejected the allegation that eight Bills passed by the state assembly is pending with the Raj Bhavan.

Four Varanasi power department officers were told to feed orphanage inmates in 'punishment' for inflating an electricity bill to more than 2 lakh, claiming the charges were pending since 1911 for a house connection.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused, for a second time, to ban a contentious new law on the appointment of election commissioners; the court has, though, added the petition to a list of pending cases and said these will be heard in April.

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said he will fund legal challenges to pending Irish hate speech legislation he says would limit freedom of expression, in an interview published Wednesday.

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit Tuesday gave his assent to a Bill aimed to dissolve the state vigilance commission, said official sources.

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday said the government should not make amendments to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act as the law is pending adjudication before the Supreme Court.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan approved eight pending bills, including the significant public health bill, at a time when the Supreme Court is considering the government's plea alleging inordinate delay by Raj Bhavan in clearing legislation.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Governor cannot indefinitely delay or withhold assent to a Bill, emphasising that such actions undermine the legislative process and the supremacy of the elected representatives.

The Supreme Court has directed Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit to decide on the Bills passed by the legislative assembly during its "constitutionally valid" session held on June 19 and 20.

More than 700 private members' bills, several of which seek to amend penal provisions and electoral laws, are pending in the Lok Sabha.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Thursday returned ten pending bills - two of which were passed by the earlier AIADMK government - to the Assembly, sources in the state law department told NDTV.

A Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) staffer was beaten up by a consumer on Thursday when he went to collect pending power bills of Rs 6,000, a police official said.

Women MPs account for less than 15 per cent of Lok Sabha strength while their representation is below 10 per cent in many state assemblies, data shows amid a renewed push for the women reservation bill pending for nearly 27 years.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced penalty and interest waivers on outstanding water bills of consumers.

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the centre and secretaries to the governors of Bengal and Kerala, on the basis of pleas - long-standing - by the states, claiming delays in clearing pending bills and referring those to the President.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday rejected the allegation that eight Bills passed by the state assembly is pending with the Raj Bhavan.

Four Varanasi power department officers were told to feed orphanage inmates in 'punishment' for inflating an electricity bill to more than 2 lakh, claiming the charges were pending since 1911 for a house connection.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused, for a second time, to ban a contentious new law on the appointment of election commissioners; the court has, though, added the petition to a list of pending cases and said these will be heard in April.

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said he will fund legal challenges to pending Irish hate speech legislation he says would limit freedom of expression, in an interview published Wednesday.

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit Tuesday gave his assent to a Bill aimed to dissolve the state vigilance commission, said official sources.

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday said the government should not make amendments to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act as the law is pending adjudication before the Supreme Court.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan approved eight pending bills, including the significant public health bill, at a time when the Supreme Court is considering the government's plea alleging inordinate delay by Raj Bhavan in clearing legislation.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Governor cannot indefinitely delay or withhold assent to a Bill, emphasising that such actions undermine the legislative process and the supremacy of the elected representatives.

The Supreme Court has directed Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit to decide on the Bills passed by the legislative assembly during its "constitutionally valid" session held on June 19 and 20.

More than 700 private members' bills, several of which seek to amend penal provisions and electoral laws, are pending in the Lok Sabha.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Thursday returned ten pending bills - two of which were passed by the earlier AIADMK government - to the Assembly, sources in the state law department told NDTV.

A Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) staffer was beaten up by a consumer on Thursday when he went to collect pending power bills of Rs 6,000, a police official said.

Women MPs account for less than 15 per cent of Lok Sabha strength while their representation is below 10 per cent in many state assemblies, data shows amid a renewed push for the women reservation bill pending for nearly 27 years.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced penalty and interest waivers on outstanding water bills of consumers.