22-04-2025
Supreme Court to consider pleas of Kerala against Governor over delay in approving bills passed by State Assembly
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 22, 2025) agreed to consider on May 6 pleas of Kerala Govt against Governor over delay in approving bills passed by State Assembly.
The Union Government argued that the judgment on Tamil Nadu Governor's case does not cover Kerala's case against delay by its Governor.
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Attorney-General and Solicitor-General, both appearing for the Centre, said the facts are different in Kerala.
A Bench headed by Justice P.S. Narasimha agreed to consider Kerala's plea for a declaration from the court that the Tamil Nadu Governor, limiting the time for Governors to clear Bills in a maximum of three months, would apply to Kerala.
The hearing has been scheduled for May 6.
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In the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark judgment, deeming the Bills kept pending by Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi to have received assent, Kerala too moved the Supreme Court. Kerala contended that all the Bills that are pending with the President, and those for which she had withheld assent, be deemed as passed since the very act of the Governor sitting on them and later referring them to the President was 'erroneous in law'.
Among Bills the President has withheld assent to are the the University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021; University Laws (Amendment no. 2) Bill, 2021; Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022; and the University Laws (Amendment no. 3) Bill, 2022, which were referred to her by the Governor.
