US EditionPresident questions if Supreme Court can impose deadlines on President, Governor for bill assent
- On May 13, 2025, President Droupadi Murmu submitted a Presidential Reference under Article 143 to the Supreme Court seeking its opinion on judicial powers over assent deadlines for State Bills.
- The Reference responds to the April 8 Supreme Court ruling that imposed three-month timelines on Governors and the President for assenting to Bills, which raised questions about constitutional authority and procedure.
- The Reference lists 14 detailed questions asking whether judicial orders can impose deadlines and dictate the manner of action by Governors and the President under Articles 200 and 201 of the Constitution.
- The April 8 ruling, by a two-judge Supreme Court Bench, declared Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's delay in clearing 10 Bills illegal and set a three-month deadline, stating Bills would be deemed assented if no action was taken.
- The Reference seeks clarity on the scope and limits of Article 142 powers and the justiciability of assent delays, suggesting a Constitution Bench under Chief Justice BR Gavai will likely address these constitutional conflicts.
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After President Murmu seeks advisory opinion from SC, can court overturn its R N Ravi decision?
President Droupadi Murmu has invoked the Supreme Court’s advisory jurisdiction under Article 143(1) of the Constitution to determine whether timelines can be set for the President and Governors to act on Bills sent by state Assemblies
SC order on assent to bills: Prez Murmu seeks top court's opinion
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has posed 14 crucial questions to the Supreme Court (SC) over its April 8 verdict that fixed timelines for governors and the President to act on bills passed by state assemblies. Exercising her power under the rarely used Article 143 (1), President Murmu said in the present circumstances, it appears that the following questions of law have arisen and they are of such nature and public importance that it is exp…
"Can Timelines Be Imposed?" President's Big Question To Supreme Court
A month after the Supreme Court's landmark verdict in the Tamil Nadu case, which effectively set a deadline for the President and Governors to clear Bills passed by the legislature, President Droupadi Murmu has written to the top court
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