President Draupadi Murmu has raised questions about fixing the deadline for the President and the Governor. President Murmu asked that there is no such system in the Constitution, so how the Supreme Court can decide for the President-Governor to decide the deadline for approval on the bills.
Murmu has asked 14 questions to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Murmu has sought clarification on the powers of the President and the Governor, judicial intervention and time-limit.
The matter was raised from the dispute between the Tamil Nadu Governor and the State Government. Where the state government bills were stopped from the governor. The Supreme Court on 8 April ordered that the Governor has no veto power. It was said in this decision that the President will have to take a decision on the bill sent by the Governor within 3 months. The order came to light on 11 April.
4 points of Supreme Court on the bill sent by the Governor to the President
- The bill has to be decided: The Supreme Court had said that Article 201 says that when the assembly passes a bill. He should be sent to the Governor and the governor should send him to the President for consideration. In this situation, the President will have to approve the bill or tell that they are not giving approval.
- Judicial review will be: The Supreme Court had said that the decision of the President under Article 201 can be judicial review. If the decision of the central government is given priority in the bill, the court will review the bill on the basis of arbitrariness or malicious.
The court said that the state’s cabinet has been given priority in the bill and if the Governor has decided contrary to the assistance and advice of the Council of Ministers, the court will have the right to legally investigate the bill.
- The state government will have to give the reasons to the Governor: The Supreme Court clarified that when a time limit is fixed, a decision should be taken within the right time line. It will be mandatory for the President to take a decision within 3 months of receiving the bill. If there is a delay, the reasons for the delay have to be mentioned.
- Bills cannot be sent back repeatedly: The court said that the President sends a bill back to the state assembly for amendment or reconsideration. If the assembly passes it again, the President will have to take the final decision on that bill and stop the process of returning the bill again and again.
