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President Murmu Seeks Supreme Court Opinion on Judicial Deadlines for Bill Assent

The President has referred 14 constitutional questions to the Supreme Court, challenging the court's authority to impose timelines on Governors and the President for approving state legislation.

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Overview

  • President Droupadi Murmu invoked Article 143 to seek the Supreme Court's advisory opinion on the judicially imposed three-month deadline for Governors and the President to act on state bills.
  • The reference includes 14 questions addressing the scope of Articles 200, 201, and 142, the concept of 'deemed assent,' and the limits of judicial review over gubernatorial and presidential discretion.
  • The April 8 Supreme Court ruling deemed delays by Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi in assenting to ten bills as illegal and set a three-month timeline for action, sparking the current constitutional debate.
  • The Centre and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar criticized the ruling as judicial overreach, while Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin condemned the reference as an attempt to undermine state rights and weaken the judiciary's authority.
  • The Supreme Court is expected to decide whether to convene a Constitution Bench to address the President's questions, which could reshape the balance of power between the judiciary and the executive.