US EditionNo Rest Until Constitution Is Amended to Fix Timelines for Governors to Clear Bills: T.N. CM Stalin
The Supreme Court barred fixed deadlines for Governors on Bills but allowed limited court intervention for indefinite delays, rejecting 'deemed assent' and 'pocket veto' doctrines.
- On Thursday, November 20, the Supreme Court of India Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai ruled that timelines cannot be imposed on the President or Governors, but courts may issue limited directions against indefinite delays.
- After the April 8 two‑judge Bench judgment challenging Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's delay, President Droupadi Murmu sent a Presidential Reference under Article 142 in May 2025, asking the Court constitutional questions.
- A five‑judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai, heard the matter for 10 days in August and September after an April two‑judge Bench prescribed one month for Governors and three months for the President.
- The ruling prompted immediate political responses from Tamil Nadu, with M.K. Stalin saying `the fight for State rights and true federalism will continue` after the Court reaffirmed Governors cannot `indefinitely delay` or exercise a `pocket veto`.
- The judgment rejects the doctrine of `deemed assent` as inconsistent with the Constitution, contrasting with an April order that invoked Article 142 to declare certain Bills deemed assented.
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Stalin vows no rest until constitution amended to fix governor's timelines
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Friday asserted that “there will be no rest” until amending the Constitution to fix timelines for governors to clear Bills. In his first reaction to the Supreme Court’s advisory opinion on the Presidential Reference, he said, “Our fight for State rights and true federalism will continue.” In a statement, Stalin said that the Supreme Court’s opinion in its answer to the Presidenti…
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A day after the Supreme Court delivered its advisory opinion on the Presidential Reference concerning the powers of Governors and the President over State Bills, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Friday said his government’s fight for “State rights and true federalism” would continue. He declared there would be “no rest” until the Constitution is amended to mandate fixed timelines for Governors to clear Bills. In a socia…
No rest until Constitution is amended to fix timelines for Governors to clear Bills: T.N. CM Stalin
In a social media post, Mr. Stalin said the Supreme Court’s opinion in its answer to the Presidential Reference “will have no impact on the April 8, 2025 judgment in the case of State of Tamil Nadu v. Governor of Tamil Nadu.”
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