Refer To Verdict On Assent to Bills: Supreme Court To Kerala Governor's Office
NDTV
In its recent verdict in a case filed by the Punjab government, the court had held that governors cannot "thwart the normal course of lawmaking".
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the additional chief secretary of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, against whom the state government filed a plea alleging non-grant of assent to bills passed by the Assembly, to refer to its recent verdict in Punjab's case where it was held governors cannot "thwart the normal course of lawmaking".
While deciding on the Punjab government's plea against Governor Banwarilal Purohit, the top court, on Thursday, had held that governors cannot be at liberty to keep bills pending indefinitely without any action.
The verdict said if the governor decides to withhold assent to a bill, then he has to return the bill to the legislature for reconsideration.
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