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Historical Event on 11/11/1991

Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1994Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament.
6/24/1996Cong(I) enters into an electoral alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party for forthcoming Assembly election in UP.
11/1/1961First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.
1/14/1994The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award).
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
2/2/1814Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.
1/1/1986Fourth Pay Commission implemented.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
7/24/1991Union budget imposes all-round price hike.
3/27/1997South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit.