SC junks part of 97th amendment

WHY IN NEWS? The Supreme Court has knocked down portions of a constitutional amendment that limited states’ exclusive control over cooperative organizations. About: Part IXB, added to the Constitution in 2012 by the 97th Amendment, outlined the rules for operating cooperative organizations. The amendment’s provisions, which were passed by Parliament without being ratified by state legislatures as needed by the Constitution, established the number of directors a society should have their tenure and even the essential eminent domain powers. The decision could be noteworthy in light of concerns expressed by states that the new Central Ministry of Cooperation would disempower....Read More