Shashi Tharoor

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Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor

2/3 the executive cannot simply distort the rules of procedure&conduct of business under the garb of the Parliament's privilege as a sovereign body to do as it wants. The Court's reasoning is that the executive's legislative majority cannot be used to obstruct Parliament's work. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 24, 2019 Hibernated

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1/3 The significance of today's UK Supreme Court judgement for those of us who live in other parliamentary systems inspired by the British model should not be missed. The judgement makes clear that the leeway for the political executive to subvert convention is limited: contd. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 24, 2019 Hibernated

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3/3 To put it bluntly, the excutive, in the name of its Parliamentary majority, cannot use Parliament's own powers&privileges to undermine itself. In short, Parliament cannot be induced by its own majority to commit suicide. Note: UK precedents are often cited by Indian courts. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 24, 2019 Hibernated