The Kerala government will adopt the twin strategy of moving a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court seeking to issue directions to the Governor to decide on the eight Bills passed by the Kerala legislature and file an appeal against a High Court order in a case with a similar prayer this week.
It was after much dilly-dallying that the State government decided to sue the Governor in the top court. The petitions are likely to be filed before Wednesday, sources said.
While the Special Leave Petition will directly seek directives to the Governor to act on the Bills pending before him, the State will file an appeal against the High Court verdict dismissing a writ petition, which challenged the Governor’s action of indefinitely holding the Bills passed by the State legislature. The State was listed as a respondent in the case, which was filed by a lawyer before the High Court.
