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Shri Shaktikanta Das appointed as Governor of RBI(12.12.2018)
Shri Shaktikanta Das, IAS Retd., former Secretary, Department of Revenue and Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India .....
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Proclamation by the President of India regarding the imposition of Governor's rule in the State of Jammu and Kashmir(19.12.2018)
G.S.R.1223(E).--The following Proclamation by the President is published for general information:-
Whereas, I, Ram Nath Kovind, President of.....
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SAARC Central Bank Governors Meet for 40th SAARCFINANCE Governors' Group(04.11.2020)
The 40th Meeting of the SAARCFINANCE Governors' Group was held today in a virtual format. Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI, chaired the meeting and.....
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News
Delhi HC Seeks Status Report on Special Task Force on Women’s Safety from Lieutenant Governor(22.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Office of Lieutenant Governor to apprise it whether any special task force (STF) on women's safety was in place in National.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Lieutenant Governor, special task force, women's safety
Urjit Patel Quits As RBI Governor(10.12.2018)
Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel has stepped down from his post as RBI Governor citing "personal reasons". Mr Patel was appointed in 2016 fo.....
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Madras HC: If Bill is Presented for Assent Decision Has to be Taken by Governor As Soon As Possible(02.11.2020)
Madras High Court has asserted that when a Bill is presented for assent before the Governor, a decision on it should be taken "as soon as possible".
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SC Allows Conduct of Floor Test in Maharashtra Assembly Tomorrow(30.06.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to stay the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly, however the same will be subject to the final outcome of the petition fi.....
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Delhi HC: Baijal Can Review Order to Repatriate Bureaucrat(23.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has said that decision of Former Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung to repatriate bureaucrat be placed before his successor Anil Baijal,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Anil Baijal, Lieutenant-Governor
West Bengal Assembly Passes Taxation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2022(22.06.2022)
West Bengal Assembly has passed the West Bengal Taxation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which seeks to replace the Governor with the State Government.....
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Supreme Court Refers AAP Govt-Centre Row Over Governance to Constitution Bench(15.02.2017)
Supreme Court has referred to a Constitution Bench a batch of pleas filed by AAP Government against High Court verdict which had held that Delhi is no.....
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Raj. HC: Governor & Its Secretariat Not Independent Entities But Part & Parcel of State Govt(29.09.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has held that Governor is Executive Head of State and all transactions of State Government are carried out under his name and the.....
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Delhi HC Passes Interim Injunction Order in Favour of Delhi LG in Suit Against AAP(27.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has passed an ad interim injunction order in favour of Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and against Aam Aadmi Party (AA.....
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All. HC: Only Governor Can Take Action if Govt Servant Found Guilty of Misconduct After Retirement(28.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that after retirement of government servant, if such employee is found to be guilty of grave misconduct or is found to h.....
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Enhance Powers of Delhi Lieutenant Governor(23.03.2021)
Lok Sabha has passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to enhance the powers of Lieutenant Governor of Delh.....
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Madras HC: Install Speed Governors in All Motor Vehicles at Manufacturing Stage(22.04.2021)
Madras High Court has ordered that speed governors should be installed in motor vehicles, including two-wheelers, at the manufacturing stage itself, o.....
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Allahabad HCJunks Plea Against Stopping of National Anthem by Ram Naik(05.11.2015)
Allahabad High Court has junked a writ petition alleging that Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik had stopped the national anthem mid-way.
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SC Criticizes Punjab CM and Governor Over Delay in Summoning of Budget Session(01.03.2023)
Supreme Court while criticizing both Chief Minister of Punjab and Governor for the dereliction stating that constitutional dialogue between functionar.....
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Karnataka HC: Most Unfortunate Former Judge of HC Has Paid Bribe for Governor Post(30.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has observed that it is most unfortunate that a former Judge of the High Court has paid bribe to the petitioner for securing the .....
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Supreme Court: 'LG Has Primacy', But We Can Make More Room for Delhi Govt(03.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Constitution prima facie gave the Delhi lieutenant governor primacy in administrative matters of the Capital, but added th.....
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SC: Power of Governor to Commute Sentence to Override Restrictions u/s 433-A CrPC(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the power of Governor under Article 161 of the Constitution of India, 1949 to commute sentence or to pardon will overr.....
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SC: CM Obliged to Communicate All Decisions to L-G(08.11.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that the position of Delhi was different from other Union Territories and that the “Chief Minister (CM) is obliged to commu.....
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Supreme Court: Delhi LG Has More Powers Than Governors of Other States(17.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor has more power than the governor of a state as he does not have to act on the aid and advice o.....
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SC: LG Can Effectively Destabilize Elected Delhi Municipal Corporation by Nominating Members(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court while its reserving verdict on issue if Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi can nominate district representatives of Delhi Municipal Corpo.....
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Centre Issues Ordinance Providing Powers Over "Services" in GNCTD to Lieutenant Governor(22.05.2023)
Central Government has promulgated an ordinance to constitute ‘National Capital Civil Services Authority’ in Delhi to decide on the transfer and posti.....
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SC Seeks Reply from Centre on Termination of UPA-Appointed Governors(28.01.2016)
Supreme Court has issued notice and sought response from Government on the issue of sacking of UPA-appointed governors of Uttarakhand and Pudducherry .....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Guidelines for Maharashtra Governor to Nominate MLCs(02.07.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Governor of Maharashtra to frame criteria for the purpose of nomination to the Legislati.....
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Del HC: Don’t Insists on Requirement of Fitment of Speed Governors in Vehicles for G20 Submit Guests(05.06.2023)
Delhi High Court has directed State to not insist on the requirement of fitment of speed governors in high-end vehicles to be used as taxis for the gu.....
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Delhi Lt. Governor Should Show 'Constitutional Statesmanship', Says Supreme Court(29.11.2017)
Supreme Court has said that it expected the Lieutenant Governor to show “constitutional statesmanship” to ensure good governance, especially when the .....
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SC Says, Governors, Including Ex-Judges are Political Appointees(04.02.2016)
Supreme Court has observed that Governors, including former judges, were political appointees and their decisions were subject to judicial review.
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SC: Governor Can't Summon Assembly Session on His Whims, Fancies(09.02.2016)
SC has said that Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa, can't summon on his "whims and fancies" the assembly session to test majority of C.....
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Supreme Court Questions AP Governor(11.02.2016)
Supreme Court has questioned Arunachal Pradesh Governor J.P. Rajkhowa’s lawyer over validity of his decision to advance dates of State Assembly sessio.....
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SC: Governor Can't Take Away Speaker's Powers(12.02.2016)
Supreme Court, while taking AP case, has said Governor had "no role to play" in issues concerning the anti-defection law which is the speaker's domain.....
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Madras HC Quashes Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan(29.09.2021)
Madras High Court has quashed a criminal defamation case against Tamilisai Soundararajan, now Governor of Telangana holding additional charge as Lieut.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to Former HC Judge in Plea to Probe Bribe Scandal for Governor's Post(05.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to a former judge of the court in a petition seeking directions to the police to initiate action against her fo.....
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SC: Governor Can’t Veto Bills by Withholding Assent(24.11.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that Governor, as an unelected Head of the State, can’t use his powers to thwart the normal course of lawmaking by the S.....
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CIC Asks Lt Governor and Others to Clarify Powers,Jurisdiction and Procedures to Handle Graft(04.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC), while noting current ambiguity which discourage people from taking on corruption,has held that Delhi's Lt Govern.....
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SC: Every Dispute Between the Delhi Government and LG can’t be Entertained by Court(18.12.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that every dispute between the Government of the NCT of Delhi and the Lt. Governor can’t be entertained by Supreme Court.....
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Meghalaya HC: No Discretion for Governor in Appointments in District Councils in Tribal Areas(19.02.2020)
Meghalaya High Court has held that the Governor of the State does not have any discretion in the matter of appointments to the Executive Committee of .....
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SC: Delhi HC Not Barred from Hearing Plea Challenging LG's Order Terminating Services of Consultants(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court has clarified that its order dated 20.07.2023 (MANU/SC/0781/2023) didn’t consider correctness of termination of appointments, and thus D.....
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Delhi HC Directs Release of Funds to Corporations(08.01.2016)
Delhi High Court has issued directions for funds to be released to municipal bodies as per recommendations of Third Finance Commission of Delhi. The c.....
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SC Approves MP Governor's Decision to Direct Floor Test Even While House is in Session(13.04.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the power exercised by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh to convene the assembly for a floor test cannot be regarded as “cons.....
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Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Tamil Nadu Governor's Removal(06.01.2020)
Madras High Court has dismissed the plea seeking removal of Tamil Nadu’s Governor. The Court observed that the decision for withdrawal of President's .....
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Madras HC: Government & Lt. Governor Should Work in Unison, Not in Division(12.03.2020)
Madras High Court has set aside a Single Bench Judgment that had held that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) does not have the right to interfere in the da.....
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal of WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar(18.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation praying for a direction to the Central government to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar as the Gov.....
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