Presidential reference hearing in SC: Bill timelines amount to amending Constitution
Doubting whether its Division Bench could have fixed time limits for the President and Governors to act on Bills forwarded by legislatures, the SC constitution bench hearing the reference made by President Droupadi Murmu in this regard, Tuesday remarked that laying down such timelines would basically “amount to amending the Constitution”. In May, the President exercised powers under Article 143(1) to know from the top court whether judicial orders could impose timelines for the exercise of discretion by the President while dealing with Bills passed by state Assemblies. Stating that
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