On 20th November, the Supreme Court overturned the deadlines it had previously established for the President and Governors to take action on bills passed by parliament and state legislatures. According to the Constitution Bench, imposing strict deadlines or establishing the concept of “deemed assent” amounts to exceeding judicial bounds and meddling with the authority granted to constitutional officials.

A bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai was replying to a Presidential reference on its 8th April judgement regarding Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and his friction with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government. The court stated that it was merely serving in a “advisory” capacity when it started the fresh hearing in August. Afterward, it pronounced that the President or a Governor’s acts are

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