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Time of India
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Guv clears 3 bills passed by Bengal assembly in 2022-23
Kolkata: The Raj Bhavan on Tuesday announced that it had cleared three bills passed by the Bengal assembly in 2022 and 2023. In a statement, the Raj Bhavan said the governor "has accorded assent" to the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and the West Bengal Taxation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which had been pending for 18 months, was among those mentioned by the state govt in its plea before the in July 2024. The govt had approached the apex court against governor CV Ananda Bose and his predecessor Jagdeep Dhankhar for allegedly stalling eight bills passed by the assembly. The state argued that the governor "must not be allowed to use a pocket veto through the back door" when the Constitution does not confer such discretionary powers. The Raj Bhavan further stated on Tuesday that the governor had recommended the introduction of the West Bengal Minorities' Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the assembly. This development follows the SC's landmark judgement in the Kerala case, which set timeframes for governors to either assent to or return bills. Assembly speaker Biman Banerjee said, "The three bills that have received assent date back to 2022 and 2023. We would have been more satisfied if other bills from that period had also been cleared. Important legislation such as the Aparajita Bill and the Anti-Mob-Lynching Bill remain pending. I will be able to comment further once I have reviewed the communication from Raj Bhavan." Among the eight 2022 bills cited in the 124-page Special Leave Petition (SLP) currently pending before the SC, seven pertain to the appointment of vice-chancellors in state-aided and private universities in Bengal. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now These include bills that propose replacing the Governor with CM Mamata Banerjee as chancellor of state universities and appointing education minister Bratya Basu as "visitor" to private universities. These bills were passed in June 2022, during the tenure of then-governor and current vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Hindustan Times
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose gives assent to 3 Bills
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday gave his assent to three bills passed in the state legislative assembly in 2022 and 2023, officials aware of the development said. 'The Governor has accorded assent to three bills – West Bengal Town and Country (Planning and Development) (Amendment) Bill, 2023, West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and West Bengal Taxation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2022,' said a senior official of Raj Bhavan. This comes days after the Supreme Court set a timeline of one month for all governors to act on the bills passed by the state assemblies. The apex court in its verdict earlier this month prescribed that the President should take a decision on the bills reserved for consideration by the governor within a period of three months from the date on which such reference is received. A senior official said that in 2023 the Raj Bhavan was informed that 22 bills were supposedly 'pending' with the West Bengal Governor. 'The Governor had the matter assessed. The Governor gave his assent to five bills, while two were pending with the state government for want of information sought,' the Raj Bhavan had said earlier this month. 'The Governor has reserved for consideration of President, 11 bills during 2024 and 2025. Ten of these bills relate to matters related to state universities and one was the Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was reserved as recommended by the state government,' the Raj Bhavan had stated on April 9. The relation between the Governor and the TMC-led government has been acrimonious. Recently Bose turned down an appeal made by chief minister Mamata Banerjee and visited the riot-hit areas of Murshidabad. In July 2024 the TMC-led government had moved the Supreme Court claiming that several bills were waiting for the Governor's assent.
