Chennai, April 13 -- In a first of its kind development in India, Tamil Nadu has
created a Legislative history by notifying 10 Acts in the Government Gazette
without the assent of the Governor or the President after the Supreme Court in
a landmark verdict said the Bills were deemed to have got the Governor's assent.
The Bills were adopted in the State Assembly and sent to the Governor for his
assent, who in turn forwarded to the President, but has not received the assent.
Following a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the inordinate
delay in giving assent, the Apex Court,in a historic judgment, while indicting the
Governor for the delay, said all the 10 Bills adopted in the Assembly were deemed
to received the assent,...