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In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi withholding assent on bills passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly as illegal and fixed timelines for governors decisions on bills. The apex court order will have implications on similar pleas moved by Kerala and various other states against the governor. A bench comprising JusticesJ.B. PardiwalaandR. Mahadevan observed though the Constitution doesnt specify a timeline regarding the governors assent for bills, a g
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly descended into chaos on Tuesday, as members of the National Conference (NC) and other Kashmir-based opposition parties clashed over the controversial Waqf Act. The disruption began when NC legislators demanded that their adjournment motion to debate the Bill be accepted. At the same time, opposition parties were pushing for a formal resolution against the legislation. As soon as the House proceedings began, NC MLAs stood up, urging the speaker to allow their motio