Supreme Court Strikes Down Karnataka Law on 2011 Recruitment
The Supreme Court struck down a Karnataka law that tried to validate a 2011 recruitment process that the courts had earlier found corrupt. The court said the legislature cannot override the cancellation of that process by passing a law, as this would undo the judgments of higher courts.
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Context: The Supreme Court is India's highest court, and its rulings bind lower courts and state governments. The verdict reinforces that lawmakers generally cannot simply pass a law to reverse a court's final decision.
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