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The Hindu
17-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
The Hindu Morning Digest: May 17, 2025
After Vijay Shah, M.P. Deputy CM's 'Forces bowing down to Modi' remarks spark row; Congress demands dismissal Even as a controversy has erupted over Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah's inflammatory remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, State Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda courted a row on Friday (May 16, 2025) after he made 'insulting' statements on the armed forces, saying that the personnel 'bowed down at the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi' for his leadership during Operation Sindoor. Pakistan Foreign Minister calls for 'composite dialogue' with India to address contentious issues Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for a 'composite dialogue' with India to address the contentious issues between the two sides. India made it clear that it will have a dialogue with Pakistan only on the return of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the issue of terrorism. Supreme Court's three-month timeline in Tamil Nadu Governor verdict was adopted from Centre's own guidelines The Centre, through the means of a Presidential Reference, has questioned the Supreme Court's decision in the Tamil Nadu Governor case to 'impose' a three-month timeline for the President to decide on State legislations reserved for consideration under Article 201 by State Governors. However, the Supreme Court's April 8, 2025 judgment made it clear that it was merely adopting guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) through two back-to-back Office Memorandums (OMs) issued in 2016 fixing a three-month timeline for the President. Neeraj Chopra finally breaches 90m but finishes 2nd in Doha DL in 'bitter-sweet' contest Neeraj Chopra finally breached the elusive 90m frontier with a 90.23m throw but the trailblazing Indian had to settle for a second place behind Germany's Julian Weber in a dramatic men's javelin contest at the Doha leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meeting series here on Friday. Nagpur woman goes missing in village along LoC in Kargil Police in Ladakh have intensified search for a 36-year-old woman from Nagpur who went missing from one of the last villages in Kargil along the Line of Control (LoC) on May 14. Though her whereabouts were not known yet, police officials said that the woman had tried to cross over to Pakistan near Amritsar border in Punjab in March this year. She was stopped by the Border Security Force (BSF) then, the officials said. Turkish firm Celebi moves Delhi HC against revoking of security clearance Turkish company Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd on Friday (May 16, 2025) moved the Delhi High Court against the decision of aviation watchdog BCAS revoking its security clearance in the 'interest of national security'. NIA conducts searches at 15 locations linked to Babbar Khalsa International in Punjab The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday (May 16, 2025) conducted searches on 15 locations linked to banned Khalistani terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in different parts of Punjab, in connection with the grenade attack on a police station in Gurdaspur last December. Russia, Ukraine agree to swap prisoners, fail to reach truce Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner exchange, said they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire and discussed a potential meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin in their first direct talks in over three years on Friday (May 16, 2025). India to do whatever is necessary to build ties with Afghanistan: officials A day after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a telephone conversation with the 'acting Afghan Foreign Minister,' Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, officials in New Delhi asserted that India will undertake 'bold moves' on Afghanistan and 'do whatever is necessary' in the near future to establish stronger relations with the Taliban-ruled state.
The Hindu
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
SC's three-month timelimit in TN Governor verdict was adopted from the Centre's own guidelines to avert delay on State Bills
The Centre, through the means of a Presidential Reference, has questioned the Supreme Court's decision in the Tamil Nadu Governor case to 'impose' a three-month timeline for the President to decide on State legislations reserved for consideration under Article 201 by State Governors. The Reference wants the Supreme Court to answer whether a timelimit could be imposed through a judicial order on the President when the Constitution did not prescribe one under Article 201. However, the Supreme Court's April 8 judgment made it clear that it was merely adopting guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) through two back-to-back Office Memorandums (OMs) issued in 2016 fixing a three-month timeline for the President. 'We deem it appropriate to adopt the timeline prescribed by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the aforesaid guidelines, and prescribe that the President is required to take a decision on the Bills reserved for his consideration by the Governor within a period of three months from the date on which such reference is received,' Justice J.B. Pardiwala, who had observed in the Supreme Court verdict. The recommendations made by the Sarakaria and Punchhi Commissions and the guidelines framed by the Central government had collectively called for expediency in the disposal of references made by Governors to the President under Article 201. The first OM of February 4, 2016, reproduced in the pages of the judgment, highlighted the 'undue delay' caused in taking a final decision on State Bills despite clear guidelines. 'A time limit of maximum three months be strictly adhered to for finalising the Bills after their receipt from the State governments,' the OM said. 'The aforesaid memorandum indicates that the procedure involved after a reference is made to the President by the Governor…' the judgment explained. The court detailed that the MHA, as the nodal Ministry, would refer the substantive issues involved in a State Bill to the appropriate Ministry at the Centre. Issues pertaining to the Bill's language, drafting or constitutional validity would be referred to the Union Law Ministry. The Ministry concerned with the substantive issues must report back to the MHA within 15 days. If there was a delay, the Ministry concerned must assign reasons for it. Any failure to do so within a maximum period of a month, would be understood to mean that it had no comments to offer. 'A perusal of the OM makes it clear that a timeline of three months has been prescribed for the decision on Bills reserved for the President. A time limit of three weeks has been prescribed for the disposal of ordinances of an urgent nature,' Justice Pardiwala interpreted. The second OM, also issued on February 4, 2016, said that objections, if any raised by the Ministry concerned with the substantive issues regarding a State Bill, must be shared with the State government in question for its views or further clarifications. 'This is done with the object of apprising the Central Ministry of the clarifications of the State government on the matter. A time-limit of one month has been prescribed for the same,' the judgment had said. The State government had to cooperate with the one-month timeline, the court said, as delay would have the 'ripple effect' of postponing the decision of the Centre on the matter. 'The idea of imposing timelines on the various stakeholders would not be antithetical or alien to the procedure that surrounds the discharge of constitutional functions under Article 201. The existence of the two Office Memorandums further substantiates such an interpretation. Afterall, no memorandum which is contrary to the substance and spirit of Article 201 can be allowed to command any procedure between the Union and the States The factum of its existence and acceptance reveals that the requirement of expeditious or even a strict time-bound action would be consistent with the aim and object of Article 201,' Justice Pardiwala had reasoned in the judgment.
