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President Droupadi Murmu: The Supreme Court gave a major verdict last month. SC, while hearing the Governor of Tamil Nadu, had said that the Governor could not stop the Bills indefinitely. President Draupadi Murmu has questioned this order of the Supreme Court. Reacting, he has asked 14 questions to the Supreme Court. These questions are related to the powers of the Governor and the President.
The questions asked by President Draupadi Murmu to the Supreme Court are associated with Articles 200, 201,361, 143, 142, 145 (3) and 131 of the Constitution. The President has asked what option does he have when a bill comes to the Governor and is it obliged to accept the advice of the Governor Council of Ministers? Similarly, the President has asked a total of 14 questions.
How the case started
In fact, the matter started after a dispute between the Governor of Tamil Nadu and the state government. The governor had stopped the bills of the state government. The Supreme Court on 8 April ordered that the Governor has no veto power. The court said that the President will have to take a decision on the bill sent by the Governor within 3 months.
President Murmu asked these questions to the Supreme Court –
- What constitutional options do the governor has after the bill comes
- Is it mandatory for the Governor to consider the advice of the Council of Ministers while taking a decision?
- Can the Governor’s decision be challenged in court
- Can Article 361 stop judicial review on Governor’s decisions
- If the deadline is not fixed in the constitution for the Governor, can the court decide it
- Can the President’s decision be challenged in court
- Can the court set a deadline on the decisions of the President
- Is it compulsory for the President to take the opinion of the Supreme Court
- The President questioned Article 142. He asked whether the constitutional functions and orders of the President or Governor under Article 142 could be changed.
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