SC Has Power To Direct Prez: Chelameswar

JUSTIFYING the recent order of the Supreme Court demanding the President and the governors to grant assent to bills enacted by State Legislative Assembly within a time-bound manner, former judge of the Supreme Court Justice Jasti Chelameswar said the apex court is empowered to issue directions to the President to do an act, on the lines of the powers to scrutinise legality of a law enacted by the Parliament.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai

Justice Chelameswar was delivering the Rakesh Endowment lecture titled 'The 75th year of the Constitution' here on Saturday.

He said if the Supreme Court and the high courts are able to subject a law enacted by the Parliament to judicial review and declare it unconstitutional, the courts can issue directions to the persons holding high public office as well.