‘Fight for federalism will continue’: MK Stalin on SC ruling on timelines for assent to bills
A day after the Supreme Court held that no timelines can be imposed on the president or governors for granting assent to bills, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday said that the “fight for state rights and true federalism will continue”.
In a social media post, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief added that there would be “no rest” until the Constitution is amended to fix timelines for governors to clear bills. He also said that the ruling “will have no impact on the April 8 judgement”.
Thursday’s order came in response to a reference made by President Droupadi Murmu in May regarding the April 8 judgement that had prescribed such timelines.
The Supreme Court in its April 8 ruling had held that governors must decide on bills within a reasonable time and cannot delay indefinitely under Article 200.
Similarly, the president must act within three months under Article 201 and any delay beyond that must be communicated to the state government.
Article 200 and Article 201 outline the process of assent to bills by governors and the president.
The April ruling came on a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government after Governor RN Ravi did not act on several bills for more than three years before rejecting them and sending some to the president.
Murmu in May had asked for...
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