NEW DELHI: A week after agreeing to test the validity of blanket constitutional immunity from criminal prosecution to governors, Supreme Court Friday said it would consider framing guidelines for governors in withholding assent to bills passed by the legislature or referring them to the President.
Opposition-governed Kerala and West Bengal Friday joined Telangana and Tamil Nadu in accusing governors of whimsically exercising their powers regarding bills.Senior advocates K K Venugopal, A M Singhvi and Jaideep Gupta, appearing for Kerala and West Bengal, argued that it had become a trend with governors to delay assent to bills passed by the assembly and reserve them for the President’s consideration.
A bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notices to the home ministry and the secretaries of governors for a comprehensive interpretation of relevant constitutional provisions relating to the powers of governors regarding bills.
Opposition-governed Kerala and West Bengal Friday joined Telangana and Tamil Nadu in accusing governors of whimsically exercising their powers regarding bills.Senior advocates K K Venugopal, A M Singhvi and Jaideep Gupta, appearing for Kerala and West Bengal, argued that it had become a trend with governors to delay assent to bills passed by the assembly and reserve them for the President’s consideration.
A bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notices to the home ministry and the secretaries of governors for a comprehensive interpretation of relevant constitutional provisions relating to the powers of governors regarding bills.