SC Seeks Responses on Timeline for Bills

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and all states on the Presidential reference raising constitutional issues on whether timelines could be imposed for dealing with bills passed by the assembly.

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Observing that the issues raised in the presidential reference will affect "the entire country," a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai sought replies within a week and fixed the reference for fixing timelines and other procedural details o