US EditionTamil Nadu government notifies 10 Acts, following Supreme Court verdict
- The Supreme Court mandated a three-month deadline for the President to decide on state bills, marking a significant timeline for legislative processes in India.
- The ruling invalidated actions by Governor R N Ravi, who had withheld assent from ten Tamil Nadu bills, labeling his action as 'illegal' and declaring them laws without his consent after the state re-passed them.
- The court clarified that governors must act on bills within prescribed timelines, warning that delayed actions may face judicial scrutiny and reinforcing constitutional accountability in legislative processes.
- Chief Minister MK Stalin welcomed the ruling, calling it a victory for democratic processes and emphasizing its impact on disputes involving non-BJP states.
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SC sets time limit for President’s assent to Bills in landmark verdict
New Delhi: While resolving a vexed constitutional situation in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court (SC0 is believed to have set a three-month deadline for Presidential and gubernatorial assent to bills passed by the legislature for the second time – a decision sparking an outcry over possible ‘judicial outreach’ by seeking to bring Presidential actions under judicial review. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan set aside Tamil Nadu Gove…
Supreme Court prescribes 3-month deadline for President's decision on bills reserved by Governor
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has for the first time laid down a specific timeline for the President to decide on bills referred by state governors, mandating a decision within three months from the date the reference is received. The judgement comes just four days after the apex court cleared 10 bills from Tamil Nadu that had been reserved by Governor R N Ravi for presidential assent. The full 415-page judgement was uploaded on the Su…
Supreme Court Sets 3-Month Deadline For President To Decide On Bills
For the first time, the Supreme Court has prescribed that the president should decide on the bills reserved for her consideration by the governor within a period of three months from the date on which such reference is received. Four days after the top court cleared 10 bills, which were stalled and reserved by Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi for the president's consideration, and set a timeline for all governors to act on the bills passed by the st…
Tamil Nadu government notifies 10 Acts, following Supreme Court verdict
As per the notification, the Acts of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly include The Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (Amendment) Act, 2020, which changes the name to the University to The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University.
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