Key Points
The Supreme Court on Monday said Governors should not delay in acting on Bills passed by their respective state assemblies...
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud remarked that state governments should not be constrained in approaching the top court on account of delay caused by governors in granting assent to Bills...
"Governors must act even before the matter comes to the Supreme Court..
This has to come to an end when Governors act only when matters reach the Supreme Court," the CJI said during the resumed hearing of a petition filed by the Punjab government...
The Punjab government has challenged the delay by Governor Banwarilal Purohit in granting assent to the Bills passed by the Assembly or proposed to be tabled..
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