Presidential Reference: Can’t Be a Mute Spectator if Governor Fails in His Duty, Says SC - The Statesman

Presidential reference: SC reserves decision, asks ‘if one wing of democracy fails…would court have to sit idle?’

The Supreme Court reserves its verdict after extensive hearings on the President's reference about imposing timelines for governors and the President to assent to state legislature bills, addressing questions on constitutional powers and judicial authority.

Presidential Reference: Can’t be a mute spectator if governor fails in his duty, says SC - The Statesman

The Bench made the remarks as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta insisted that under Article 200 a Governor can withhold assent to a Bill, and courts cannot issue a mandamus in such a situation.

SC reserves verdict on presidential reference over timelines for governors, president to clear bills

A bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai had begun hearing the case on August 19.

President reference on assent to bill: SC asks can it sit idle if guv fails in duty, reserves verdict - OrissaPOST

New Delhi: Calling itself the “custodian of the Constitution”, the Supreme Court Thursday asked if it could “sit idle” if a constitutional functionary like Governor failed to discharge duties as it reserved the verdict on the presidential reference on grant of assent to bills. In the marathon hearings spanning 10 days, a Constitution bench of headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai heard legal luminaries including Attorney General R Venkataramani, Soli…

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Governors, President’s Role Amid Centre–State Tussle Over Pending Bills

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition seeking to mandate Governors and the President to approve or return pending bills within a stipulated timeframe.