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Presidential reference: SC says it cannot impose timelines for Governors, President to act on Bills, also can't grant 'deemed assent'The Supreme Court has ruled on the powers of Governors regarding state Bills. Governors cannot indefinitely delay assent to Bills passed by...20 Nov, 2025, 08.25 PM IST- SC holds timelines cannot be fixed for governor for giving assent to bills passed by assemblyThe Supreme Court has ruled against fixing timelines for governors to assent to bills. This decision follows a previous instance where the ...20 Nov, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
- If one wing of democracy fails, should court sit idle, SC asks CentreThe Supreme Court is examining its role when other branches of government don't perform their duties. This involves presidential references...12 Sep, 2025, 12.12 AM IST
- Can Governor not examine legislative competence of bills? SC to statesA Constitution bench, led by CJI BR Gavai, questioned whether governors can examine the legislative competence of bills. The court challeng...04 Sep, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
- Instances of delay by governors can't justify timelines: SCThe Supreme Court is hearing a presidential reference regarding timelines for governors and the President to assent to bills. The court obs...02 Sep, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
- SC allows Kerala to withdraw pleas against Guv over assent to billsThe Supreme Court has permitted the Kerala government to withdraw its petitions against the Governor. These petitions concerned delays in a...25 Jul, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
- President Droupadi Murmu invokes Article 143(1) to question SC's ruling fixing deadlines for GuvsPresident Droupadi Murmu has sought the Supreme Court's opinion on the legality of judicially imposed timelines for governors and the Presi...15 May, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
- Reserving 10 Bills illegal and erroneous: Supreme Court slams governor RN RaviThe Supreme Court has declared Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's withholding of assent to 10 state bills and subsequent referral to the Preside...09 Apr, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
- Big win for Stalin govt: SC raps TN Governor, says holding bills for President's assent 'illegal'The Supreme Court has ruled that the Tamil Nadu Governor's decision to reserve 10 state bills for the President's assent was illegal. The c...08 Apr, 2025, 11.54 AM IST
- SC questions governor's refusal to grant assent to TN bills, raises concerns over constitutionality of actionsThe Supreme Court questioned whether the governor's refusal to grant assent to bills passed by the Tamil Nadu state legislature defeats Art...11 Feb, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
- 'Adopted own procedure': SC questions TN governor's delay over assent to billsThe Supreme Court questions Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi for adopting his own procedures and the delay in assenting to bills passed by the ...06 Feb, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
- Clear the impasse over bills, SC tells Tamil Nadu Governor RN RaviThe Supreme Court urged Tamil Nadu's governor and chief minister to resolve the deadlock over pending bills. Highlighting the governor's ro...01 Dec, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
- Row over Bills: SC asks TN Guv to meet CM to resolve impasseReferring to Article 200 of the Constitution, the bench said the governor cannot send the bills to the President after they were readopted ...01 Dec, 2023, 01.40 PM IST
- Supreme Court questions Tamil Nadu governor's three-year delay in clearing billsAppearing for the Kerala government, former Attorney General KK Venugopal alleged that Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has signed three Ordinan...21 Nov, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
- SC seeks reply of Centre, Kerala governor's office on state govt's plea alleging delay in granting assent to billsThe Supreme Court has asked for responses from Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Centre on a plea from the state government accusi...20 Nov, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
- Governors must act on bills; don't bring govts to SC, says CJI DY ChandrachudThe Supreme Court of India has expressed concern about Governors delaying the approval of Bills passed by state assemblies. Chief Justice D...06 Nov, 2023, 11.34 PM IST
- By transgressing powers, BJP-appointed governors 'trampling upon democracy': ChidambaramBJP-appointed governors are "trampling upon democracy" by transgressing their powers, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Friday a...07 Apr, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
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