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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
4/3/1998Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"".
9/22/1991Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
8/26/1874Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born.
2/11/1993Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
10/29/1990Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died.
6/21/1948C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished.
7/10/1992Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
11/22/1988Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.