Governor Can't Examine Legislative Competence of Bills: State

The Bengal government on Wednesday reportedly told the Supreme Court that a state governor cannot examine the legislative competence of a bill passed by the assembly.

- 

KOLKATA:

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Bengal, argued before a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai that since Independence, there have been hardly any instances where the President withheld assent to a bill passed by Parliament, noting that the will of the people should be respected.