The Supreme Court on Friday asked the office of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan to read up the court’s latest judgment holding Governors responsible for acting within the four corners of the State Legislature without flexing a non-existent veto power over Bills presented to them for assent.
The Supreme Court judgment, in a petition filed by Punjab against its Governor Banwarilal Purohit, clarified that a Governor cannot indefinitely sit on Bills. In case of withholding assent, the Governor should return the Bill as soon as possible to the House with a message assigning reasons for his lack of consent.
Editorial | Unheeded advice: On the conduct of Governors
