INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Exasperated by the interminable delay on the part of Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi in processing bills sent for his assent after
sacking minister, Congress says governor must be removedVenkataramani placed the list of 181 bills sent to the governor since January 13,
2020 and told the court that 151 of them had been cleared
governor had withheld assent to 10 bills, while five more, sent to him in October, were in the process of consideration
Out of these, assent is withheld in 10 bills and two bills have been reserved for consideration of the President
government, A M Singhvi and Mukul Rohatgi said the governor, under Article 200 of the Constitution, was bound to spell out his reservations
against a bill while withholding assent
on November 18, re-passed the 10 bills to which the governor had withheld assent, and sent these back for clearance
As per Article 200, once the governor returns a bill to the assembly and the latter re-approves it, the governor has no discretion but to
give assent to it.All the 12 bills on which the governor has withheld assent relate to stripping the governor of the power to appoint
vice-chancellors to various state-established universities
The court requested the AG to provide the status of bills pending before the governor on December 1, when the matter will be heard again.
