Overview

• The five-judge Constitution bench includes CJI B. R. Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, P. S. Narasimha and A. S. Chandurkar.
• President Droupadi Murmu invoked Article 143 in May to seek advisory clarity on binding assent timelines for governors and the President under Articles 200 and 201.
• The court will address whether executive discretion is justiciable and if Article 361 bars judicial review of gubernatorial and presidential actions.
• Judges will examine the use of Article 142 to deem bills as assented when governors delay legislation and to prescribe firm deadlines absent explicit constitutional timeframes.
• The ruling will clarify the judiciary’s authority over executive assent powers and influence the federal balance between state autonomy and executive discretion.