SC strikes down TN Guv's withholding of assent to Bills as "illegal and erroneous"
New Delhi, April 8 -- In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that Tamil Nadu Governor Dr. R.N. Ravi's decision to withhold assent from ten re-enacted bills and reserve them for the President was "illegal, erroneous in law, and liable to be set aside."
A Bench comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan ruled that the Governor failed to act in good faith, especially since the bills had been pending with him - the oldest since January 2020 - and were reserved for Presidential consideration only after the Assembly re-enacted them following the Court's verdict in the Punjab Governor's case.
The verdict had clarified that Governors cannot indefinitely sit on legislation passed by the State Assemblies.
The Court declared ...
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