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Rajya Sabha Analysis -The need for a second chamber

The need for a second chamber By, M. Venkaiah Naidu is the Vice-President of India Origin of Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha came into being on April 3, 1952 and held its first session on May 13 the same year. The second chamber underwent severe prenatal scrutiny in the Constituent Assembly. The proposal for a bicameral central legislature for the country was discussed at length, with deep divisions between the proponents and opponents. From this churning that went on for eight days wit

Rajya Sabha Analysis- Do numbers matter in Rajya Sabha?

Rajya Sabha Analysis- Do numbers matter in Rajya Sabha? By, (M. Venkaiah Naidu is Chairman of Rajya Sabha) The Indian Constitution provides for parity of powers between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in law, making an exception in some cases. The Money Bill or Finance Bills can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha which only can approve the Demands for Grants. On the other hand, the Rajya Sabha has some special powers as requiring to adopt a resolution allowing Parliament to legisl

Riding roughshod over State governments

Riding roughshod over State governments By, Prashant Bhushan and Shyam Agarwal are advocates practising in the Supreme Court Introduction The Central government has so far followed a mostly top-down approach in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. During lockdowns 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, the Centre has issued guidelines from time to time, ostensibly under the Disaster Management Act of 2005, containing varying restrictions on public activity and commerce which the States are expected to enforce.

Reaffirm cooperative federalism

Reaffirm cooperative federalism By, Pranav Verma is a LL.M. candidate at the University of Cambridge and Sughosh Joshi is a 4th year B.A. LL.B. student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad Introduction Many exigencies have tested the foundations of our federal democracy, but none as harshly as this pandemic. And when India’s success in defeating COVID-19 actively rests upon Centre-State collaboration, it is indeed its commitment to federalism that is under the most strain. Co

Cabinet decision binding on Governor

Cabinet decision binding on Governor Context: Political turmoil in the state of Rajasthan. There has been a deadlock between Rajasthan Governor and Rajasthan Chief Minister over the summoning of an Assembly session for a floor test. While the Chief Minister has been demanding the summoning of an Assembly session at the earliest, the Governor has not been receptive of the demand. Details: The article discusses a key Supreme Court judgment which could act as a guiding light

Courting controversy in Rajasthan

Courting controversy in Rajasthan Context The Governor of Rajasthan, Kalraj Mishra repeatedly turned down the advice of the Council of Ministers to convene a session of the Rajasthan Assembly. He insisted that a 21-day notice is essential for a session. He laid out other conditions such as maintenance of social distancing norms and recording of proceedings. The request to summon the House was agreed to by the Governor, only after the Council of Ministers agreed to the 21-day notic

Amend Official languages Act,1963

Amend Official languages Act,1963 Context: Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde suggested that the government should consider amending the Official Languages Act of 1963 to: Include more vernacular languages in governance. Not just confine it to Hindi and English. Background: The court was hearing an appeal filed by the Union of India challenging the legality of a Delhi High Court judgment to translate the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification of 2020

Clause 6 of Assam Accord

Clause 6 of Assam Accord Context In February, a government-appointed committee had submitted its recommendations for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, a key provision that has been contentious for decades. Since then, the government has not made the report public. What is Clause 6? Part of the Assam Accord that came at the culmination of a movement against immigration from Bangladesh, Clause 6 reads: “Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguar

Is one language enough?

Is one language enough? Indonesian example: Hundreds of languages were spoken across thousands of islands that now comprise the modern nations of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Malay had evolved due to the need in maritime Southeast Asia for a common language for trade and other exchanges. While negotiating independence from Dutch colonial rule, Indonesian nationalists decided that a reformed version of Malay (renamed Bahasa Indonesia) would become the official language. With