The delay in the presentation of the budget in the Delhi assembly due to the reservations of the constitutional head about some allocations, or alleged bureaucratic machinations at different levels, baffles students of the constitution.

The persistent efforts of Vithalbhai Patel forced the colonial government to establish independent secretariats for the legislature in 1929. Dhankhar's move threatens that historical struggle.

Open confrontation between governors and state governments is a disturbing sign of the weakening of constitutional order.

Declaring a word as 'unparliamentary' means that the speaker of the house had expunged it in the past for not squaring with the dignity of the house. Since most of the recent words were expunged in 2021, why have MPs only now noticed?

Badly written, wrongly interpreted and obfuscatory at best, Para 4 of the 10th Schedule offers an opportunity to lawmakers to violate the very law it is a part of.

Discussion is a must because the Houses need to agree to the repeal Bill.

Disruption of parliament by opposition MPs is no justification for passing Bills without discussion. Disruption is a political action for which a political solution must be found. It cannot be used to undermine the constitutional process of lawmaking.

In the past, even when the opposition demanded that issues that could potentially embarrass the government should be discussed, channels of communication were always kept open.

The proposed amendments nullify the apex court's decision that the elected government of Delhi can take all decisions within its jurisdiction and execute them without obtaining the concurrence of the lieutenant governor.

It goes against all rules that the Rajya Sabha chair refused to hold a vote on the farm Bills despite being asked to do so.

If the questions are dispensed with, the flow of information about vital issues concerning the governance of the country will stop. This will deprive members of opportunities to call the government to account.

Governors of state would do well to realise that their constitutional role is strictly defined.

Congress dissidents are wasting the high court's time by questioning the constitutionality of the notice the assembly speaker has issued them. The court's role begins when the speaker takes a decision, and is at best limited.

In the entire discussion on NPR, NRC and CAA, one important point seems to have been missed out – the legal status of the NPR. Nowhere does the Citizenship Act actually mandate the creation of the population register.

The language of Article 3 is very clear and leaves no room for doubt.                                                                                                     

Vajubhai Vala's letter asking the speaker to hold a trust vote at a certain time has thrown up questions about the autonomy of the legislature and the governor's powers.

While many concerns remain unanswered, it is clear that if simultaneous elections are implemented, the government's accountability to the people will reduce.

When 12 Congress MLAs recently 'merged' with the TRS in Telangana, they proved that they do not understand the law's provisions.

The argument that the Congress cannot claim the post of leader of the opposition because it does not have at least 10% of the membership of the Lok Sabha is devoid of any legal merit.