The top court had observed in the ruling that Governors cannot indefinitely delay action on bills, as this is a form of "pocket veto".
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Union government and all State governments, on a Presidential reference seeking clarity on whether courts can prescribe timelines for the President and State Governors to act on Bills passed by State legislatures.
This move sets the stage for a constitution bench to deliberate over 14 questions raised by the President on the interplay between the Executive and Judiciary, particularly in the context of Articles 200 and 201, which deal with the assent process for Bills passed by State legislatures.
The Gazette notification was made late on Saturday night which was received with celebration online by the DMK and its allies. And the chorus for seeking the recall or stepping down of Governor RN Ravi has been growing.
In a yet another landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has set a deadline of three-month for the President to decide on a bill sent by a Governor for consideration and in the event of any delay in adhering to the prescribed time limit appropriate reasons would have to be recorded and conveyed to the concerned State and the same is open to judicial review.
The Budget Session of Parliament will resume on Monday after a brief holiday on account of Holi. Key reports and Bills will be presented in both Houses -- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Aimed at making punishment for sexual offences against women more stringent and act as a deterrent, the DMK government of MK Stalin Friday introduced two new Bills in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, of which one is an amendment to the BNS and BNSS in their applicability to the state.
As per the list of business, Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will introduce the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its anguish over a trend of Governors, acting on Bills only after the states approaching the Supreme Court.
Banwari Lal Purohit wrote to CM Mann two days after he urged him to give his consent to an amendment that seeks to end the monopoly of the Badal family over telecast of sacred Gurbani from Golden Temple.
