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Delegated Legislation The Supreme Court recently confirmed the constitutionality of the delegated law in the Centre's 2016 demonetization decision by a majority ruling. What exactly is Delegated Legislation? Because the Parliament cannot deal with every area of the governance system on its own, certain functions are delegated to the bodies created by legislation. This delegation is documented in statutes, which are also known as delegated legislation. This transfer of powers is documented in statutes, which are also known as delegated legislation. The delegated legislation would clarify operational specifics, granting authority to those carrying them out. The Supreme Court's Opinion on…
11 January, 2023 Separation of Powers between various organs
State Election Commission vs Andhra Pradesh Govt SEC issues notification for the first phase Gram Panchayat polls in A.P. amidst raging legal battle A.P. State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar released the phase one Gram Panchayat elections notification in Vijayawada on January 23, 2021. | Photo Credit: Raju V. The conflict between the A.P. government and the State Election Commission (SEC) over holding Gram Panchayat (GP) elections reached a flashpoint on January 23 with commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar issuing a notification for the first phase of the four-phase elections even as the government’s petition in the Supreme Court against the…
24 January, 2021 Separation of Powers between various organs
Separation of Powers between Legislature and Judiciary The Supreme Court’s recent order staying the implementation of three farm laws, while appointing a four-member committee (one member, Bhupinder Singh Mann, has recused himself), to thrash out issues between agitating farmers and the Union government, has been criticised in some quarters. In particular, many have questioned the suspension of action under the laws as such interim orders are extremely rare. The court did not accept the Attorney General’s argument that laws made by the legislature should not be ordinarily stayed, as there is a presumption of constitutionality in favour of the laws.…
17 January, 2021 Separation of Powers between various organs