SC not bound to provide opinion to Prez's reference: Ex-HC judge

COMMENTING on President Droupadi Murmu sending a Presidential Reference to the Supreme Court with 14 questions regarding the court's recent landmark verdict in the case filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Governor R N Ravi, retired judge of Madras High Court, Justice K Chandru, said that such Presidential References have been raised on many occasions in the past.

- T MURUGANANDHAM @ Chennai

Pointing out that President Murmu has invoked powers under Clause 1 of Article 143 of the Constitution to seek the opinion of the apex court, he said that as per the particular section, the SC is not bound to provide its opinion to the President.