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India Today
29-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Karnataka Governor stands firm on sending 4% Muslim quota bill to President
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has refused to reconsider his decision to send the 4% Muslim quota bill to the President of India, despite the state government's bill in question, the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aims to provide 4% reservation for Muslims in government contracts of under Rs 2 crore. After returning it twice, the Governor confirmed on May 22 that he has already forwarded the bill for the President's 'kind consideration' under Article state government had urged Governor Gehlot to approve the bill, especially in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling that criticised excessive delays by Governors in similar situations. But Gehlot stood his ground, citing the same judgment to justify his move. The Governor referred to the Supreme Court's observations in the State of Tamil Nadu vs Governor of Tamil Nadu case, which noted that Governors do not have a way to seek legal advice from courts directly. 'This is all the more necessary as there is no mechanism at the state level for the Governor to refer bills to the constitutional courts for their advice or opinion thereupon,' he said. 'Under the scheme of the Constitution as we see it, there is only one possible way for the Governor to ascertain the palpable constitutionality of a bill, which is by way of reserving it for the consideration of the President who in turn is then expected to invoke Article 143.'advertisementAccording to the Supreme Court judgment, the only way to address constitutional doubts about a bill is to send it to the President, who can then consult the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Governor Gehlot had sent the bill back, as he believed it looked like religion-based reservation. He had pointed to Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution, which say the government can't give special treatment just based on state had argued that the government meant to help Muslims as a socially and economically backward group, not just based on religion. Muslims are already listed under Category II(B) of Backward Classes in Gehlot had noticed that Category II(B) only includes Muslims, no other groups, which made the reservation appear to be religion-specific, even if it presented the group as backward Watch
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Muslim Reservation Bill: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot declines to reconsider his decision
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Wednesday declined to reconsider his decision of reserving the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amendment) Bill, 2025 for the consideration of the President of India. The Bill has provision to give four per cent reservation to Muslims in government contracts. The governor on April 16 reserved the Bill for presidential assent. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why Seniors Are Snapping Up This TV Box, We Explain! Techno Mag Learn More Undo The Karnataka government made a fresh attempt recently to get Gehlot's nod to the Bill, which was turned down. "The State Government has re-submitted the KTPP (Amendment) Bill, 2025 making reference to the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Tamilnadu Vs Governor of Tamilnadu in 1239 of 2023 seeking my assent," the order said. Live Events Gehlot said the state government has referred to the observations of the Supreme Court in respect to the reservation of Bills by the governor. Referring to a recent judgement, Gehlot said the Supreme Court has emphasised that Articles 15 and 16 prohibit reservations on the basis of religion and any affirmative action must be rather based on the socio-economic factors. "I am constrained to not reconsider the decision for reservation of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amendment) Bill, 2025 for kind consideration of Hon'ble President of India. Return the Government file for further necessary action as directed earlier on 15-04-2025," the order said.
Deccan Herald
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Government resends KTPP Bill to Governor Gehlot, says his position 'untenable'
The state government has sent back the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to provide 4% quota for Muslims in contracts, to the Raj Bhavan for the third time and explained to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot that his position is 'untenable.
