Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Principal Secretary to the Governor of Punjab and Another

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Reported as [2023] 15 S.C.R. 777
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J. B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 10 November 2023

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Issue for consideration: (i) Whether the Governor can withhold action on Bills which have been passed by the State Legislature; (ii) Whether it is permissible in law for the Speaker to reconvene a sitting of a Vidhan Sabha session which has been adjourned but has not been prorogued. Constitution of India – Art. 200 – The Governor is a symbolic head and cannot withhold action on Bills passed by the State Legislature: Held: The Governor, as an unelected Head of the State, is entrusted with certain constitutional powers – However, this power cannot be used to thwart the normal course of

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