NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that Governors cannot indefinitely sit on Bills passed by state legislatures, stressing that India’s cooperative federalism demands dialogue with elected Houses rather than obstruction.At the same time, the Constitution Bench made it clear that constitutional courts cannot prescribe hard timelines for governors or the president to act…

NEW DELHI: JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Thursday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the 10th time at a grand ceremony held at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan.“I congratulate my father for taking the oath as the CM the 10th time. The public gave us more than expected. I thank and also congratulate…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that constitutional courts cannot prescribe timelines for the President or governors while they decide on bills passed by state legislatures. Calling such directions unconstitutional, the court delivered its opinion on a presidential reference that sought clarity on whether courts could mandate time-bound action under Articles 200 and…