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TopicNabam Rebia decision

Topic: Nabam Rebia decision

Why Sena vs Sena row made SC rethink its 2016 Nabam Rebia ruling on Speaker’s powers

Bhadra Sinha -
Hearing petitions in Shiv Sena rift, apex court referred to larger bench question of whether Speaker can initiate disqualification proceedings when notice for their removal has been moved.

Can Speaker facing removal disqualify MLAs? What led to 2016 SC ruling at centre of Sena case

Apoorva Mandhani -
In 2016, SC had held that Speaker cannot decide disqualification proceedings filed under anti-defection law against MLAs when a resolution seeking him/her removal is pending.

Reference of Nabam Rebia ruling to 7-judge bench can’t be decided in ‘abstract manner’, says SC

Bhadra Sinha -
The 2016 ruling says a speaker can't initiate disqualification proceedings against MLAs if a notice for her/his removal is pending. It came to rescue of MLAs led by Eknath Shinde last year.

Can Speaker move to disqualify MLAs while facing removal notice? SC Constitution bench to decide

Bhadra Sinha -
While referring pleas on intra-party tussle in Shiv Sena to a Constitution bench, Supreme Court framed 11 questions of law.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

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Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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