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In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court today held that neither the President nor state Governors can be placed under mandatory timelines for granting assent to Bills. The five-judge Constitution Bench further underscored that their actions are not “justiciable”, adding that judicial review can be invoked only after a Bill has become law.

While calling such directions unconstitutional, the court gave its opinion on a presidential reference which sought clarity on whether courts could command time-bound action under Articles 200 and 201.

The Supreme Court emphasised that, although it cannot examine the merits of a Governor’s decision, “indefinitely stalling Bills and creating procedural deadlocks is antithetical to the Constitution.”