SC questions Centre, AG over pendency of Bills with Guvs

The Supreme Court Tuesday questioned the Centre and the attorney general over the long pendency of Bills passed by assemblies with governors, underscoring the limitations of constitutional courts in situations where legislation has been pending since 2020.

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The query from a five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice B R Gavai came while hearing a presidential reference seeking clarity on whether fixed timelines could be imposed on governors and President while dealing with bills passed by the state legislatures.

The bench, also comprising Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar, said it would be expressing its views only on the law and not on the April 8 decision in the Tamil Nadu case, fixing a timeline for governors and President for acting on bills passed by state legislatures.