The Supreme Court will hear the issue of tying the President and the Governor within the time limit to take a decision on the bills from August 19. On Tuesday (July 29, 2025), a five -judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai (CJI Br Gavai) has asked all the parties to file a written reply by August 12 on the Presidential Reference sent by the President. On May 15, President Draupadi Murmu had sent 14 questions to the Supreme Court by sending Presidential Reference under Article 143 (1) of the Constitution.
In the Constitution Bench CJI BR Gawai except Justice Suryakant, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice PS Narasimha And Justice Atul S. Chandrarukar Also involved. In April, a bench of two judges of the Supreme Court had said that the Governor and the President should take a decision on the bills within a fixed time limit. If this does not happen, the court can interfere. The President has sought legal advice from the Supreme Court regarding this decision.
The court said that both sides will get a chance of four days for debate and the hearing will be completed by September 10. On the first day of the hearing, the side will give about 1 hour to argue to return the references including Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court appointed one nodal lawyer from both sides for the convenience in the hearing. These lawyers will help the court in keeping the hearing systematic by coordinating with the lawyers of their side.
Senior according to the report of Bar and Bench Advocate Kapil Sibal Said that on their side Misha Scarcity Nodal Will be a lawyer and appeared on behalf of the central government Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Told that peace Mehta From their side Nodal Will be a lawyer.
The court said that Reference The arguments of the party opposing the opposition will be heard on 19, 20, 21 and 26 August and Reference The side supporting will get a chance on August 20, 2, 3 and 9. Constitution President under Article 143 (1) Draupadi Murmu Presidential given by Reference But the back was formed to decide.
President Murmu Of Presidential Reference The Supreme Court’s decision of April 8 has been challenged, in which the President and the Governor have been asked to take decisions on the Bills passed from the assembly. Supreme Court Tamil Nadu This order was given on 8 April in the government vs. Governor case. Justice Jb Pardiwala And Justice R Mahadevan The bench of Ki had given the verdict that the Governor was passed by the Bills passed from the Legislative Assembly Indefinite To stop for Overcrowded Not there.
He had said that the governor decided Timeline Bills will have to be decided inside. He can send the bills for reconsideration, but if the bill comes again in the old form, the Governor has no other option but to give the bill approval. He cannot hang him in the name of sending him to the President.
The Kerala government had also filed petitions against the Governor in the Supreme Court for not taking any decision on the Bills for two years, but recently the state government on 25 July Tamil Nadu The government vs. Governor had withdrawn the petitions citing the court’s decision in the case and said that the issue has become meaningless. Kerala government President Sent from side to Presidential Reference Has opposed and demanded the court to return it without reply. He says that it has serious flaws. Senior Advocate KK Venugopal appeared in the court on behalf of the Kerala government.
(With input from Nipun Sehgal)