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The Hindu Bureau

Governor signs health Bill, reserves seven for Presidential consideration

After a hiatus of at least two years and bitter political and legal wrangling between Raj Bhavan and the State government, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan signed one Bill passed by the Kerala Assembly into law.

The gubernatorial assent to the legislation came after the Supreme Court asked Mr. Khan’s office to factor in its 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 Bill approved by Mr. Khan is the Kerala Public Health Bill, 2022. The law proposes a comprehensive approach to public health beyond disease diagnosis and cure.

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