{"id":173242,"date":"2025-06-13T14:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=173242"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:15:51","slug":"president-murmu-invokes-article-143-over-governors-bill-assent-powers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/president-murmu-invokes-article-143-over-governors-bill-assent-powers\/","title":{"rendered":"President Murmu Invokes Article 143 Over Governors\u2019 Bill Assent Powers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Droupadi Murmu has invoked Article 143 to seek the Supreme Court\u2019s opinion on whether judicial orders can impose timelines for the President and Governors in granting or withholding assent to State Bills under Articles 200 and 201.<br>The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that criticized the Tamil Nadu Governor for delaying action on Bills. Central issues include the validity of \u2018deemed assent\u2019, judicial powers under Article 142, and the justiciability of executive discretion.<br>The outcome may reshape the constitutional framework governing Centre-State legislative interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background and Trigger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The issue arises from a petition by the Tamil Nadu government against Governor R.N. Ravi\u2019s delay in acting on 10 re-passed Bills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Supreme Court, invoking Article 142, held the Governor\u2019s inaction illegal and deemed the Bills to have received assent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This verdict prompted the Presidential Reference to test the validity and scope of Article 142 and assess the boundaries of judicial overreach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Static &amp; Legal Provisions Discussed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Article 200<\/strong>: Governor\u2019s options on State Bills \u2014 assent, withhold assent, or reserve for President.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 201:<\/strong>\u00a0Bills reserved for the President\u2019s consideration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 143:<\/strong>\u00a0President\u2019s power to refer legal questions to SC for advisory opinion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 142:<\/strong>\u00a0Supreme Court\u2019s power to do complete justice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 145(3):<\/strong>\u00a0Cases involving interpretation of the Constitution must be heard by at least a 5-judge Bench.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Article 361<\/strong>: Immunity to President and Governors from legal proceedings during tenure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Droupadi Murmu has invoked Article 143 to seek the Supreme Court\u2019s opinion on whether judicial orders can impose timelines for the President and Governors in granting or withholding assent to State Bills under Articles 200 and 201.The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that criticized the Tamil Nadu Governor for delaying action on Bills. 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