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‘Floor test cannot be held when the disqualification proceedings against several MLAs are pending,’ says senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, for Thackeray loyalist Sunil Prabhu.

Bench takes on record Maharashtra govt.’s assurance to protect lives, liberty and properties of the 39 MLAs

‘Judges sometimes make law if the statutes made by the Parliament fall short of meeting the requirements of the time’

Bench forms Monitoring Committee to supervise the action taken by the authority near Pakkam

On a constitutional plane, the verdict in ‘Perarivalan’ deserves a re-look or review as it stands on wobbly foundations

The Supreme Court of India must ensure the continuity of this doctrine of progressive realisation of rights

The release of Perarivalan is no endorsement of any claim of his innocence

It reduces chances of being part of Constitution Benches which decide important questions of law

The judiciary has mostly been at the forefront of forest protection and conservation in the country. In line with this tradition, a Special Bench of the Madras High Court for Protection of Western Ghats Forests — Justices V. Bharathidasan and N. Sathishkumar — is helping the wheels of the government…