New Delhi, 29 November: During the hearing of the state government’s petition against several bills pending with the Kerala Governor, the Supreme Court was informed that a decision has been taken on some bills.
The bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said that the Governor and the Chief Minister should sit together and find a solution. If the situation does not improve, then the Supreme Court will consider making guidelines in the future.
On November 24, the Supreme Court told the Governor of Kerala to read the decision given by the court in the case of the Governor of Punjab. In the case of Punjab, the Supreme Court said that the governor cannot sit for a long time without taking any decision on the bills. Governors cannot be allowed to veto the work of the legislature.
The court, while hearing the petition of the Kerala government, issued a notice to the Central Government and the office of the Governor of Kerala on November 20.
The Kerala government has filed two petitions against the governor. In the first petition, the Supreme Court challenged the order of the Kerala High Court, in which the petition filed by a lawyer against the deliberate delay in approving the bills by the Governor was dismissed. This petition has been filed against the order dated November 30, 2022, of the Ernakulam Bench of the Kerala High Court.
In the second petition filed in the Supreme Court, the Kerala government has sought direction from the Governor to dispose of the pending bills without any delay, saying that the Governor is bound to dispose of the bill presented before him within a reasonable time.
The Kerala government, in its petition, has said that Governor Arif Mohammed Khan is delaying consideration of the bills passed by the state assembly. The governor has failed in his constitutional duties by causing undue delay in considering more than eight public welfare bills.
