Supreme Court Verdict Reinforces Democratic Processes in State Legislation

Supreme Court Verdict Reinforces Democratic Processes in State Legislation

Supreme Court Verdict Reinforces Democratic Processes in State Legislation The Supreme Court's recent verdict, mandating a timeline for Governors to act on bills passed by state assemblies, has been lauded by key political figures in Kerala. Law Minister P Rajeev hailed the judgment as a reinforcement of democratic values and a significant stride in upholding constitutional tenets such as democracy and federalism.CPI(M) State Secretary M V Govin…

Supreme Court: ‘President ought to seek our opinion if Governor reserves Bill claiming it is unconstitutional’

While setting guardrails for the Governor, SC is also being pro-active: setting a time frame for the President; and asking her to seek its opinion on a Bill under Article 143. But it underlines its hands are tied if reference is on policy or politics.

SC sets 3-month limit for president to decide on bills referred by governors

In the same judgment, the Supreme Court held that Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi’s decision to withhold assent to 10 bills was ‘illegal and erroneous’.

10 Tamil Nadu bills become laws without governor's assent after Supreme Court's landmark judgement

The apex court ordered the bills to be deemed laws from the date the bills were presented to the Governor for consideration.

‘President must decide in 3 months’: Supreme Court slams delays on bills, says no ‘pocket veto’

The court used its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to declare the re-enacted Tamil Nadu bills as “deemed to have been passed” with assent, effectively overturning the Governor’s second reservation.

In a first, Supreme Court sets deadline for President to decide on bills

The Supreme Court's ruling came as it set aside the Tamil Nadu Governor's decision to withhold assent to pending bills. The order was made public on Friday.