Tag: President

US President Donald Trump turns to Supreme Court again, challenges Pennsylvania loss now

Source:-https://theprint.in Washington: President Donald Trump’s campaign said it turned to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge the election results in Pennsylvania, filing yet another long-shot appeal despite weeks of courtroom defeats and an Electoral College vote last week that formalized Joe Biden’s victory. The latest filing, announced on Sunday, takes the unorthodox step of trying

Supreme Court and the election: What we know

Source:-https://www.wionews.com President Donald Trump promised early Wednesday morning to ask the Supreme Court to intervene in the election. “We’ll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court,” he said. “We want all voting to stop.” The first statement was premature. The second did not make sense. The Supreme Court decides actual disputes, not abstract propositions, and

State Bills on farm trade ignites legal debate, Presidential assent unlikely

Source:-https://www.financialexpress.com However, SC lawyer Sunil Fernandes noted that, however well-intentioned an Act passed by the state legislature may be, unless the governor signs on it, the Act doesn’t become enforceable. The laws passed by Opposition-ruled states Punjab, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to override three central laws governing agriculture trade and food stuffs may stumble upon the

Election Committee constitutes Presidium to run affairs of High Court Bar Association

Source:-https://www.dailyexcelsior.com Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Oct 27: Election Committee has constituted Presidium to run the affairs of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Jammu keeping in view the difficulties being faced in conducting polls for electing new team. This was announced in a press conference by Advocate R K Kotwal, Chairman of the Election Committee

Supreme Court nominee evasive on scope of Trump’s presidential power

Source – reuters.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, embraced judicial independence on Wednesday but sidestepped Senate Democrats’ questions on whether a president can pardon himself or fire a prosecutor investigating him. Kavanaugh faced a grueling session of more than 12 hours of questioning before a Senate panel that was

Justice Karnan Approaches President For Suspension Of Supreme Court Order

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  The lawyers representing Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan today claimed that a representation has been made to the president seeking suspension of the Supreme Court order sentencing him to six months imprisonment for contempt of court.However, the president’s office said, “It was not aware of any such representation.” The lawyers said

Kambala is now legal in Karnataka, President promulgates ordinance

Source:- oneindia.com In a massive victory to Karnataka and Kambala enthusiasts, President Pranab Mukherjee promulgated the ordinance legalising the sport. A communication from the top office said that the President has approved the promulgation of the prevention of cruelty to animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017. Now, Kambala is officially legal in Karnataka. The approval comes