Context: Five years ago, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court advised the Centre, acting through the Lieutenant Governor, and the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to follow the path of “collaborative federalism”. The term, coined by the court in its […]
Context: The Supreme Court on April 10 orally observed how can the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) act “without aid and advice” of the Council of Ministers in nominating 10 members to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. This article discusses the need for full statehood for […]
The time limit fixed by the Supreme Court to constitute an Inter-state river water dispute tribunal for the dispute over Pennaiyar River has expired. The settlement could not be achieved through talks. Context About Pennaiyar/ Ponnaiyar River Concerns of Tamil Nadu Arguments by Karnataka: […]
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said he would take steps to stop the Maharashtra government from implementing its flagship health insurance scheme in all 865 dispute border villages in Karnataka. Background of this dispute Centres response Exploiting public sentiments, Karnataka changed the name of Belgaum to Belagavi and made it the […]