Can’t they express opinion? Supreme Court on State Assemblies passing resolutions against Central laws

The Court was hearing a plea challenging the competence of State Assemblies like Kerala, Rajasthan, Punjab and West Bengal to pass resolutions against Central statutes like the Citizenship Amendment Act and Farm laws.

Kerala, Punjab Rajasthan and West Bengal

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19 Mar 2021, 8:00 am

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The Supreme Court on Friday expressed a prima facie view that resolutions passed by State Legislative Assemblies against Parliamentary legislation are mere “opinion of the members of the Assembly” with no force of law (Samta Andolan Samiti v. Union of India).

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Supreme Court of India

CJI SA Bobde

Citizenship Amendment Act

Farm Acts

State Legislative Assemblies