SC: No timelines for president, governors to grant assent to bills

THE SUPREME COURT on Thursday said no timelines can be imposed on the president and governors to grant assent to bills passed by state assemblies.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The Supreme Court is also barred from giving deemed assent to the bills, the apex court said in its long-awaited judgment.

In its unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution bench also ruled that governors cannot sit over bills beyond the powers granted to them under Article 200.