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The women’s reservation Bill, the first legislation to be cleared by both Houses in the new Parliament building, secured 214 votes in its favour with none against it in the Upper House. There was no abstention during the voting proceedings presided by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

"The validity of the 104th amendment shall be determined to the extent that it applies to the SCs and the STs since the reservations for Anglo Indians has come to an end after the expiration of 70 years from the commencement of the Constitution," the bench, also comprising Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra said.

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said it would examine the validity of the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, which extended quota to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10 years

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted for hearing on November 21 the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of extending reservation to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Lok Sabha and the state assemblies beyond the original 10-year period contemplated in the Constitution.

Initially, the reservation was provided in Parliament and state assemblies under Article 334 for a period of 20 years | Latest News India

The court clarified that it will not delve into the validity of prior extensions granted for SC & ST reservations through earlier amendments

On the inaugural day (September 18) of the special session of the Parliament, the union cabinet reportedly approved the tabling of the women’s reservation bill. But lesser known is that one month...

The Panchayati Raj system, a cornerstone of India’s de centralized governance framework, empowers local communities to participate in decision-making processes and fosters grassroots development.

The much awaited new Nagaland Municipal Bill was introduced in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) today, with the only significant changes from the repealed Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 being the omission of the clause on property taxes.