President Droupadi Murmu, through a Presidential Reference, asked whether judicial orders can dictate by what time and in what manner the President and Governors should function under Articles 200 (which covers the process of grant of assent by Governors to State Bills), and 201 (when Bills are reserved by Governors for Presidential assent) of the Constitution.
The President sought clarity from the top court after its verdict in a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the State Governor’s delay in clearing 10 re-passed Bills and his subsequent action to reserve them for consideration by the President.
This led to a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, also known as the Constitution Bench, to hear the opinion of Centre and States on the issue. The Bench would then send its opinion to the President.Â
