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''What was the Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan doing for two years by sitting on the bills?'' the bench, also comprising justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, asked.

Supreme Court to consider laying down guidelines on when governors can send bills to President

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New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) Voicing displeasure over Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan “sitting” for two years on bills passed by the state legislature, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will consider laying down the guidelines as to when the governors can refer bills to the President of India for assent. While noting that

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"We have given judgements in two-three cases where babus were found to be misbehaving with the elected representatives. This is happening typically in Maharashtra. These babus should be under the elected representatives. These bureaucrats cannot be allowed to frustrate the grass root democracy," the Supreme Court says. (Photo/ANI)

Promise of pre-poll freebies is corrupt practice under Representation of People Act, SC told

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New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI): Promise of pre-election freebies by political parties is a corrupt practice and ”bribe” under the Representation of the People Act which is a ground for declaring an election to be void, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday. A three-judge bench was deliberating on pleas including the one filed by

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