INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Union government and the Kerala governor four days to respond to a petition by the Pinarayi
Vijayan government accusing the governor of being deliberately inactive on giving assent to eight bills passed by the assembly.A bench of
governments of Punjab and Tamil Nadu have moved the Supreme Court making similar allegations against their respective governors.Appearing
for the Kerala government, senior advocate K K Venugopal told the SC that of the eight bills, three were earlier promulgated as ordinances
by the governor before these being converted to bills and passed by the assembly
Interestingly, the Kerala government has also challenged a high court order disposing of its 2022 petition seeking a declaration that the
may not be appropriate for the courts to issue any direction to the governor of a state to exercise the discretion within a timeframe to be
governance mandated under the Constitution and caused impediments for democratically elected state governments to carry out their
legislative and administrative functions.Meanwhile, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday gave its nod for convening a two-day assembly session on
The move comes days after the governor prorogued the Budget session.The governments of Punjab and Tamil Nadu have moved the Supreme Court
making similar allegations against their respective governors
Kerala govt's legal battle with Governor: Bills' signing delay sparks Supreme Court showdown
