The Supreme Court is slated to pronounce on Thursday (November 20, 2025) its verdict on the Presidential Reference, which asked if a constitutional court could impose timelines for governors and the President to give assent to bills passed by State legislatures.

A constitution bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, P.S. Narasimha and A.S. Chandurkar, which heard the arguments for 10 days, had reserved the verdict on September 11.

In May, President Droupadi Murmu exercised powers under Article 143(1) of the Constitution to know from the top court whether timelines could be imposed by judicial orders for exercise of discretion by the President while dealing with the bills passed by state assemblies.

The President’s decision had come after the April 8 verdi

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