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Governor Can’t Keep Bill Pending Indefinitely: Supreme Court Underlines Law
24 Nov 2023
Context:
The Supreme Court in its latest judgment ruled that a “Governor cannot be at liberty” to keep a “Bill pending indefinitely without any action whatsoever”.
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Power to recommend changes: The Governor may recommend reconsideration of the entirety of the Bill or any part thereof and even indicate the desirability of introducing amendments.
However, the ultimate decision on whether or not to accept the advice of the Governor belongs to the legislature alone”.
Inconsistent with the constitutional provision: Failure to take a call and keeping a Bill duly passed for indeterminate periods is a course of action inconsistent with the provision under article 200.
The judgment is in response to a plea by the Punjab government against the Governor who had kept pending the Bills sent to him by the state legislature.
Article 200 empowers the Governor to withhold assent to the Bill.
The Governor must mandatorily follow the course of action of communicating to the State Legislature ‘as soon as possible’ a message warranting the reconsideration of the Bill.”
The expression ‘as soon as possible’ is significant. It conveys a constitutional imperative of expedition.
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